A strange charging problem

Howdy y'all,
I have an issue with my 1st Gen iPod touch, latest firmware. It won't charge when connected to the computer. It will sync, but not charge. I have tried three different cables, but no charging. I have a 80GB classic and an old 30GB video and these work fine with all cables. The Touch will charge via the AC charger with all three cables. I have restored it, but no difference.
It has me stumped as to why it would do this. Does anyone have any ideas? It is not really so much of hassle cos it will charge via the AC adapter, but it is just weird.
Any thoughts are most welcome.
Thanks in advance.

Hmm, sounds like some hiccup on your PB then.
Only other suggestion I have is to try another user account and see if the iPod will charge. Also, the first gen touch will charge over Firewire, so if you have a Firewire cable lying around, you could try that as well.
Out of curiosity, how old is your PowerBook? I haven't seen many and wasn't aware that some had 3 USB ports--I've only seen machines with 2.
~Lyssa

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