All computers don't recognize my iPod

I just recently got my iPod with color display back from apple support, and they said that there were no problems at all with my ipod. However when I hook it up to my sisters iBook or my Windows XP Pro, the computers don't recognize it. I'm thinking it might be a problem with my dock cable connector, but I'm not sure why it would suddenly stop working all of a sudden. Can anyone help?
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Yeah, it was formatted for a mac, but even the iBook won't recognize it.
apologies, i wasn't thinking entirely clearly before.
the prime suspect has to be the cabling (or dock connector) now ... it's the only cross-platform candidate still on the table. (it's plausible that you're getting two different problems at once ... but less likely.)
do you have access to a different known-good connector for testing purposes?
love, b

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