5th gen Ipod not showing in Itunes

Just got a Imac and am trying to connect my 30 gig Ipod video, which I have been using with my sony VAIO. I have read several postings about converting the Ipod over to a mac format. However, the problem I am having is that my Ipod shows up in the finder but does not show up in Itunes or the updater. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I've tried resetting the Ipod while connected, restarting Itunes and the Imac.

Updater? Which version of iTunes are you using, and are you connecting it to one of the USB ports on the back of the screen?

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And my warranty ran out ages ago, so the Apple people won't help me. Great for them, but I'm screwed.
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5th gen ipod not recognized by itunes

i just downloaded itunes 7, i have no clue what my last version of itunes was, and when i plug my ipod in the screen on the ipod has the 'do not disconnect screen' but itunes does not see my ipod.
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Try restarting your computer with your ipod plugged in. You might also try using a different USB port. If all else fails downgrade to itunes 6 here http://www.apple.com/support/
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I have done all of the things recommended by apple e.g. reset ipod, toggle the hold switch and nothing has worked. It seems that it maybe my computer thats the problem as the ipod connected and loaded songs on my Dads computer and his is the same as mine. I rang apple and wiped everything ipod related off my computer and redid eveything but it still dosn't work.
Soooo I Ran an ipod diagnostic test and this came up:
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[SERVICE: 0xDCC,01:22:57 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0xDCC,01:23:34 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
[SERVICE: 0xDCC,01:23:34 INFO] [DevNodesChanged]
I don't know what that means but it's my only lead and I can't say that down the phone! anyone help please before I smash the thing.

Hello there, bradfordfan.
The following Knowledge Base article provides some great information for troubleshooting your issue:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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Ipod not showing in itunes or finder

I have a 5th Gen iPod and currently using itunes 7.1.1 with the latest ipod software. When i plug my ipod in to my mac it doesn't show up in itunes or in the finder so will not sync and I cannot restore it.
The ipod works fine to listen to music and I can charge it with firewire to ac adapter and through usb mac. Also It doesn't recognise in the System profiler under USB.
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I have ran a diagnostic on ipod.
I have checked all usb ports(all ok)
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Aye - tried all the steps and suggestions listed in the document but no luck.
Could this be an issue with the iPods battery?
Otherwise I might have to get the nearest apple shop to look at it but i'd like to try all other possible avenues first.
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I have two core2duo lappies running 32b vista. My workflow dictates 32b fyi. One is acer aspire running itunes v 11.1 (.0.126), 5th gen nano was originally formatted and works just fine on this machine to this day. My other is the bigger badder lenovo thinkpad and the 5th gen will NOT mount using any version of itunes past 11.0 (.1.12) Windows mounts it just fine. itunes is not having it. no shirt no shoes no service.
I have both a 4th and 5th gen nano. The 4th gen works great on both machines, I even successfully tested it with the latest version (11.1.5) before subsequent deletion on the thinkpad! Weird huh? I think my next experiment might be to restore my 5th gen w/ a Mac and theeeeen plug it into PC itunez.
I'm at a loss on the thinkpad. Scanned for intruders. Cut the Lenovo bloat. Executed system and reg maintenance. Took down msconfig to a safe mode + itunes level to attempt to resolve possible sw conflicts but to no avail. NO NO NO. Every single dang port, every time on the thinkpad. Has me feeling like others might get the same treatment by the next itunes update. :|
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5th gen nano and thinkpad are a NoGo on 11.1^ last working version for me = 11.0.1
5th gen nano is working on an acer aspire 11.1.0 but no way in the world am I updating
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This is some of the information from the bug report that I thought might be helpful to figure out what went wrong (didn't want to include ALL the crash report, so I just included the info before the "thread crashed" details and the system info at the bottom):
Date/Time: 2007-08-08 06:42:00.704 -0400
OS Version: 10.4.10 (Build 8R218)
Report Version: 4
Command: iTunes
Path: /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes
Parent: WindowServer [66]
Version: 7.3.2 (7.3.2)
Build Version: 2
Project Name: iTunes
Source Version: 7320601
PID: 289
Thread: 0
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x72133574
Model: PowerMac10,1, BootROM 4.8.9f1, 1 processors, PowerPC G4 (1.1), 1.42 GHz, 1 GB
Graphics: ATI Radeon 9200, ATY,RV280, AGP, 32 MB
Memory Module: DIMM0/J11, 1 GB, DDR SDRAM, PC2700U-25330
Modem: Jump, V.92, Version 1.0
Bluetooth: Version 1.7.14f14, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
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And when I verified the information about the file mentioned, it shows the same file size and date mentioned when you look at "get info".
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Two weeks ago purchased music with no problems; sync'ed library w/iPod w/no problems.
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