*Unique situation* Please read if you know about iPod not showing up . . .

Okay. This may take awhile to explain, but here's the story. . .
So I recently bought a macbook. I wanted to transfer all of my old files from my G4 cube to my Macbook but didn't haev a firewire cable. So I decided to use my 20GB iPod. I plugged it in to my cube. To do a test run, I put one file on my ipod, ejected it safetly and plugged it in my macbook. I successfully took the file off. Success! So I decided it was time to put everythign on the iPod. I plugged it back in my Cube (this is seriously all taking place in a matter of minutes) and the ipod does not register. On the screen it says "do not disconnect" but it's not on my desktop or itunes. I remove it, try again, restart and everything. No dice. I then put it back on my macbook and it worked again. It continued to work on my macbook and not on my cube after several trials. So I decided to restore my iPod. I did just that. Problem unresolved. Next, I go to the disk utility program, and it's there! But it's in a lighter shade than the other files. I decided to go to options and try "mount," but nothing occurs. And that's where I am now. A restored iPod, and still no solution. Any advice is GLADLY appreciated. How could the tables turn like this in five minutes time?

Run through the installation procedure. When asked for the destination drive, click on the Menu option next to the blue Apple in the top left-hand side of the screen (I think it's labelled 'Installer') and there should be an option labelled 'Disk Utility'. From here, you should be able to see your disk drive and reformat it so that it can be used in the installation. Give it a bash and tell us how it goes.
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