ipod is not recognized on my computer

@jessej9 (394)
Philippines
July 2, 2008 10:19am CST
I'm having this problem with my ipod Nano 2nd gen. When ever I connect it to my usb slot in my pc, it charges but is not recognized on my computer also in my Itunes, i tried the 5 r's and still nothing, can anyone help me?
1 response
Wolfechu
@Wolfechu (1193)
• United States
2 Jul 08
Are you plugging it into a USB port directly into the PC, or through a USB hub? I had a hell of time with mine till I realised it needs to draw power directly from a main USB port.
jessej9
@jessej9 (394)
• Philippines
2 Jul 08
directly into the PC, I tried my 4 ports and yet I did not see the "Do Not Disconnect" on my Ipod, and windows does not just recognize it. And if it recognizes the Ipod, it tells that there is an issue.
Wolfechu
@Wolfechu (1193)
• United States
2 Jul 08
Hmm, completely different problem, then. It COULD be that your iPod is corrupted somehow, and while it'll work perfectly well on its own, the boot sector when it's connected to a PC isn't readable, or something. If that's the case, you might need to hard reset/format it. Before you do that, though, I'd have a dig about on apple.com, they've got tons of helpfiles on there for all models of iPod.
jessej9
@jessej9 (394)
• Philippines
3 Jul 08
I tried looking for apple's support, but up to until now, i've only been linked on the 5 R's site, we had problems with this on my brother's computer but he worked it out, but now I am studying far away so I can't really see what will happen.