Connect my ipod to both my mac and my pc?

All of a sudden my 3G ipod will not connect to my Mac. I have looked in the classic ipod discussions support section and other people are having the same issue and solution has been found. While the problem is being fixed (hopefully) by Apple, can I sync my iPod with my Dell computer that is running Windows XP? If I can sync it with my Dell, will the iPod get erased and only have the songs that are on the Dell or can the ipod retain the songs I already have on it that were from my mac?
TIA for any and all help!

If it's a +3rd gen+ iPod (touch wheel and touch buttons in a line below display), it's getting to be about 5 years old, so it may have become faulty. The "iPod classic" discussion category is for the NEW +iPod classic+ (the 6G iPod).
Also, the 3G iPod is designed to work with FireWire, not USB; it will not recharge over a USB connection. So if your Dell does not have a six-pin FireWire port, it will not work well. Also, iTunes will reformat an iPod for Windows the first time you connect it. PC's cannot read the Mac format.
If you have your songs in your iTunes library on the Mac, I would try doing the following.
Connect the iPod to the Mac. Run Disk Utility (quit iTunes if it's running). Does the iPod show up in the sidebar? If it does not, disconnect the iPod and put it into Disk Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363
then connect it to the Mac.
Once it shows up in Disk Utility, select the iPod hard drive (not the volume intended under the drive) and go to the Erase tab. Click on the Erase button (to reformat the iPod's drive). Note: This will obviously erase your songs on the iPod, so you will need to re-sync from the iTunes library.
If the erase process completes successfully, quit Disk Utility and run iTunes. iTunes should treat it like a "new" iPod, but do not sync it initially. Instead, use the Restore button immediately on the iPod's pane in iTunes. This will install the latest available software and reset it to factory settings. If Restore completes successfully, you can then sync it and set it up as desired.
If erasing in Disk Utility does not complete successfully (or you can't get it to show up in Disk Utility), the iPod is probably faulty. The most likely problem is the hard drive, but it may also be the logic board.

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