Can't see the song on the ipod

Hi everyone , really need your help . got a ipod classic 80g. it was working fine until today when all the songs and videos are "gone" from the ipod. when i look at the setting menu it's said that 74g are in use(but it's shown as other?!?) and when i plag it to the pc it's all still there (and i'm not talking about in the itune)so it's all there but on the mian menu it's said 'no music' , 'no video' ...please help ...

Try restoring your iPod. Just be aware that restoring will erase the iPod's hard drive, reload the software and put it back to default settings, so if you have songs on your iPod that aren't on iTunes you will lose them if you have no back up. Once the restore is complete follow the on screen instructions to name the iPod and automatically sync your songs and videos onto the fresh installation. Press Done and the iPod will appear in iTunes and start to sync. If you want to update manually or using selected playlists uncheck the box beside the sync automatically instruction and press Done, it will default to manual mode and you can choose whatever setting you like: Restoring iPod to factory settings with iTunes 7

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