Serious hard disc prob

Hi, this is my first posting I am glad that there are forums related to Creatives buggy software. Heres my problem:
my Nomad Jukebox 3 which I ve had for 2 years has all of a sudden stopped working, meaning when I start it up, it automatically goes into rescue mode. When I tried disc cleanup it does nothing, when I reload OS it says hard disc problem, and when I reboot it just brings me back to rescue mode as well as reseting the player through the back.
Today I tried to format, and I was at the point where I was willing to lose 3,000 songs just to get my player back to normal, well needless to say it also brought up those famous words "hard disc problem."
Ive scoured through Creatives website for any clues on how to fix this problem, which brings me here. Ive emailed them telling them the problem, and they suggest I pay 40 U.S. plus shipping and handling and then wait a month or so and pay through the nose to get it fixed. Well I li've in Canada, so its goign to cost me more, also, I am a student so I dont have that kinda cash lying around.
Is there anything I can do to solve this (at least to me) serious problem? or should I buy an IPod when money is available?
thanks.

Yeah, I have the same problem. This is definitely a problem Creative needs to address. Stupid hard disk. It sounds like a head crash, where the head is just smashing up against the metal palettes in the hard dri've. It kind of sucks. Really. Really. Hard. Mine is a Zen Touch, and I've only had it a month. BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER CAN YOU SWITCH TO APPLE. I mean, just look at them, hoping to attract people with a screenless, music playing stick of gum. Phhhhh.

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