Whole slew of problems with my iPod and I'm about to go nuts..

My 1.5 year old 4th generation iPod has been having issues recently after having the same issues in the past. Freezing, sad iPod icon, etc.
It was hooked up to my computer when all of a sudden it said that it was corrupted (it was fine before). So I went to restore it in iTunes, and it couldn't. I disconnected and tried to restore it, it didn't work. I tried to force it into disk mode, and I can get the Apple to come up, but then it makes a weird buzzing/clicking noise and the sad iPod face comes back up.
I've been having funky problems with iTunes too, though nothing like with the iPod. Is it worth sending in the be serviced? It's too old to be covered under its warrenty, and I'm a poor college student (it was a present to myself two summers ago for working all through summer instead of taking a vacation) and I need to be sure that the cost of getting it repaired is worth it.
4th generation (I'm pretty sure)   Windows XP   Makes a weird whirring/clicking noise, though there aren't any loose parts inside.

Thanks for the link, I tried a couple more things in there and managed to force it into disk mode only to have it fail on me again. Now I'm unable to get past the Apple icon without running into a sad iPod or a folder with an exclamation point, it likes to switch it up.
I think there's something wrong with the hard drive, as the link says I should hear it spinning when it turns on. Mine starts, but clicks and stops as it misses something and the cycle repeats.
Since it's out of warranty, there isn't a whole lot I can do as far as cost goes, but I will definitely explore all options before buying a new one.
Thanks again!

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