@zaccpecc could be a hard drive issue. I suggest you go into diagnostics mode and run the checks. Let us know what you find out. For now, my prime suspect is the HDD or the firmware
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* Restart the iPod
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* Hold down the “Menu“ and “Play/Pause“ buttons for 10 seconds.
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* When the Apple logo appears and you hear the device is starting, press and hold the following sequence of buttons: "REW", "FFW" and "Select".
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* ***1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generations***
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** Reboot iPod: Hold down the ***menu*** and ***play*** buttons.
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** Disk Mode: Immediately hold down the ***rewind*** and ***fast forward*** buttons as the iPod reboots. ^^1^^
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** Diagnostic Mode: Hold ***Rewind***, ***Fast Forward***, and ***Select*** buttons as the iPod reboots.
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** Non-default Firmware (only when the ''old'' ipodloader is installed): Hold ***Rewind*** after rebooting the iPod
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** from [http://www.ipodlinux.org/Key_Combinations/|here]
@zaccpecc could be a hard drive issue. I suggest you go into diagnostics mode and run the checks. Let us know what you find out. For now, my prime suspect is the HDD or the firmware
* Restart the iPod
* Hold down the “Menu“ and “Play/Pause“ buttons for 10 seconds.
* When the Apple logo appears and you hear the device is starting, press and hold the following sequence of buttons: "REW", "FFW" and "Select".