Convert 2nd gen iPod from Windows to Mac

Hi, my 2nd gen iPod (touch wheel) is in Windows format. (I know, I know). It's the only iPod I have that is not recognized by my Mac.
It works fine, but I don't have a Win system with support for firewire except for one running Win7, and that is not (yet) supported in Xplay.
Now that I'm Macified I'd like to restore the iPod to Mac factory default. Is this doable? iTunes doesn't presently recognize it as an iPod, OS X sees it as a disk drive so the cabling and ports are o.k.
Thanks for any suggestion you'd care to make.

Hello there,
First of all, I would like to note that using a Windows formatted iPod is possible on your Mac, because Macs can read and write to FAT32. So you don't necessarily have to reformat it. However, if you would still like to format the iPod to Mac's native format, I would Disk Utility. For instructions on how to do this, see this article.
http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/erase/index.shtml
After reformatting, you will have to restore the iPod through iTunes. If iTunes still does not recognize the iPod, I would maybe check out this article related to the issue and follow the troubleshooting steps provided.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1410
Hope this helps.
B-rock

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