2nd Gen IPOD Battery Drain Using USB

I have a 2nd gen IPOD (called IPOD with Dock Connector on the Apple webpages). This came with a firewire connector, but I have no firewire port on my laptop. I borrowed a USB cable from a 2nd gen IPOD Nano to connect to my laptop. When I connect, the IPOD battery is drained within seconds. On Apple's website, the USB connector that they claim works with the 2nd gen IPOD is that same IPOD Nano cable (http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=8F9 5B674&nplm=MA591LL/A). Has anyone successfully connected a 2nd gen IPOD to a USB port using this cable?

Check here to identify what model iPod you have.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60971
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61688
All the iPods labelled "dock connector" which I believe are 3rd gen iPods cannot charge via a usb connection.
Charging this unit requires a built-in 6-pin FireWire port or the FireWire iPod Power Adapter.

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