Connecting iPhone 3G to Macbook with dead battery

Battery died. Using Magcord for now. iPhone won't connect to download music.
Is a new battery necessary to do that??

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I doubt that's the problem. The 3G has these requirements:
◦iTunes 7.7 or later
10.4.11 should work with it as long as you have a current iTunes supported by 10.4.11.

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