Corrupt iPod classic fix (somewhat risky)

I have an 80gb iPod (video) classic. I responded to a few posts, but felt that this will save a lot of heartache. I'm too attached to my iPod and don't have the $ to shell out for another large HDD iPod.

I went through a lot of trial and error to fix mine but found that this method worked great.

1. Press and hold select and menu to reset.

2. When the apple comes up, press select and play to put the iPod in disk mode.

3. Plug iPod in and make sure iTunes recognizes it. It will still give you an error but ignore it.

4. Find out what the iPod drive name is. Mine is G: so be careful what you put in because this will completely format any drive you type in.
Open up CMD from the run or start menu. Type in:

Format G: /FS:FAT32.
(Remember to replace G: with whatever drive your iPod is.)

Then hit enter. It may take a while. This will start the iPod format.

5. When that is finished, you will get an error that says something like the drive is too big for FAT. Ignore this.

6. Eject the iPod using iTunes and then press the select and menu button to reset the iPod back into normal mode.

7. Plug the iPod back in. You will get a message on Windows saying that you need to format it again. Ignore this.

8. Restore the iPod using iTunes.

This method will completely wipe the iPod and formats the entire thing to its original file format. I have read that doing this can reduce the life of the iPod, but better than having a iPod paper weight. This method made mine run like new again. Hope this helps.