Why will my ipod play a song or two and then reset itself?

Earlier, I had an issue with synchronizing my iPod to iTunes - it kept freezing up. I reset and restored the iPod, then I re-installed iTunes and I finally was able to transfer music. Now, the iPod will play a song or two, then the music stops and the black "apple" logo shows up on the screen and resets itself. What's going on here? It is the 8gb iPod Nano Black.
Dell Inspiron 700m Windows XP Pro

As you have tried all the usual things like a reset and restore, it sounds like it needs service.
You can arrange online service here.
Service request.
Just a thought. You've checked to see if it's a bad song file?

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