PLease please please help me. My ipod video 30 gig turns on fine, charges fine and shuts off fine. But when i put it on to the computer it says itunes has detected an ipod that appears to be corruped then it says i might need to retsore this ipod before it can be used with itunes, you may also try disconnecting and reconnecting the ipod. then i do thay ive done bot hseveral times and when i htt restore it says the ipod could not be restored unknown error. Is there anything that i an do at all to save my self from getting a new one?
Try forcing the iPod into disk mode by holding the Menu + Center buttons until the Apple logo appears, then switch to Center + Play/Pause buttons until it says 'Ok to disconnect' (it will say this even if it isn't connected). Then, plug it back into the computer and see if it will restore.