2nd Gen Nano: Charges on Firewire, but not on USB. Any clues?

2nd Gen Blue iPod Nano will charge on a Firewire connection, but not on a USB connection.
Thus...when connecting this Windows Format iPod to my PowerPC G4 through a USB cord, it won't charge OR interact with iTunes in any way.
Since it's a factory settings iPod,
it is well charged with zero content
I've reset the iPod (Center + Menu for 6 seconds) several times...it rebuilds, restarts, but is "still blind" to the USB connection (ie, won't charge; won't connect to iTunes).
I've also tried 4 different USB cords (which work fine with other iPods) with my "still blind" Nano, but....no go!
Any ideas?
Thanks.

Hmmm....Tried this; no go.
When plugging the USB 2.0 cord into a USB port, the iPod screen lights up, but the charging icon does not come on; and iTunes does not "see" the iPod. The iPod eventually sleeps. Changing ports (with nothing else plugged in other than power) wakes up the iPod, the screen LCD comes on, times out and goes off....and then the iPod sleeps. (Again...when I plug this iPod into a Firewire cord, the charging icon comes on and the iPod actually recharges. Its the only way to keep the iPod charged while I keep testing it).
Hmmmm....

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