I have a 5G iPod but it is currently declining to connect to my PC. I have tried the 5 R's, different iPod cables, different USB ports and different PCs.
All of them display the iPod as an unknown device and it wont show up as a Mass Memory Storage on my PC not in iTunes. I have also tired it in disk mode but it still declines to connect. It does however, charge when I connect it to my PC. I have USB 2.0 so that it not the problem and all of my USB ports work fine (tested them using a Pen Drive).
The iPod is self work perfectly fine (plays Music and Games etc.) but it just declines to connect to any PC. Its way out of warranty so I cant get another for free 
I have also removed and reinstalled iTunes and Quicktime but it doesnt make no difference.
Could anyone please tell me what I could do e.g is there a way to format the iPod without a PC e.g. from the Menu (has a look but could not find it).
Thanks
Tried that - did not work, thanks for the link though
I dont understand why the iPod itself works flawlessly but then declines to connect to a PC. I'm going to let it run dry of juice so it turns off and then try and connect it to the PC and see if works (running out of battery may stop the memory or w/e on it).
I have tried this with another iPod and the same occurrence happens with that (with another cable) on all the PCs/laptops I have tried with. This is very weird and I dont know how to fix it :S
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1 tech_woman_e_t // Jun 12, 2008
If it were just one PC, I'd say it sounds like your USB drivers need a little TLC. Here's the info from Apple on that:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1539
But if it's universal, with the same behavior on multiple computers, I'd say that part of your iPod has just perished. Happened to me on my aging shuffle. Not worth paying to fix — time to replace.
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