Restart computer every time I connect ipod

I'm having a problem with my 30GB 5G ipod. Every time I connect it to my MacBook running Leopard it tells me that I need to restart my computer. This is an ipod that I've been using for quite a while and I've never had this problem before (it just started happening within the last day). I should also mention that I have a 2G Touch and an iphone 3G and I'm not having this problem with either one of those devices. Any idea what could be causing this and how I can fix it?

Hi Johny_K,
If you are having issues with your iPod Classic freezing, you may want to try the steps in the following Troubleshooting Assistant:
Apple Support: iPod classic Troubleshooting Assistant
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/
If you are receiving an error message when trying to restore, you may find the following article helpful:
iPod: Cannot restore or update in iTunes with error 1415, 1417, 1418, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1436, or 1439
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1372
Regards,
- Brenden

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