Finder can see my iPod Classic, but iTunes can't

When I connect my iPod classic (80GB) to my Mac, it shows up in Finder with an iPod icon, and iTunes launches, but it never shows up in iTunes. There are no error messages, it just doesn't show up.
I've tried restarting my Mac, reinstalling iTunes, refreshing my iPod (hold on/off, hold down menu/select until you see apple logo) several times. I have the newest version of iTunes and my OS is up to date.
Occasionally, it just shows up as a drive in Finder, w/out the iPod icon. But, most of the time, the icon is there and iTunes opens.
How can I restore my iPod if I can't connect to iTunes? I don't know what to do.
Thanks.

Update - I was able to restore my iPod using my Windows XP machine and now my Mac sees it in iTunes.

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