Format iPod for Mac... using Windows.

So I have my cousin's iPod here, and I was told to make it work. They have a Mac, I have a PC. Their Mac wouldn't read the iPod at all, and I surmised that was because it was formatted for Windows. So I took it home to my Windows PC and restored the settings, but of course, there was no option to set it to Mac.
SO, how can I use my Windows PC to set the iPod nano (1st gen) to Mac?

Their Mac wouldn't read the iPod at all, and I surmised that was because it was formatted for Windows.
That isn't the problem.
SO, how can I use my Windows PC to set the iPod nano (1st gen) to Mac?
You basically can't. Formatting the iPod from a program other than iTunes or the iPod updater disables its ability to be used as a music player.
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2. Follow Stealth01's suggestion, do a Restore on a PC
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I have been given an ipod that was originally used on a Mac but i have Windows. Is there any way I can save the tracks before formatting it ?
When i plug in the ipod to my computer it only gives me the option of formatting it.
There are some 11 g's of music and i can't bear to lose it.
If backed up the music on a Mac could I then re-load the tracks from it once the ipod has been formatted for Windows?

"if backed up the music on a Mac could I then re-load the tracks from it once the ipod has been formatted for Windows?"
Yes you could, Macs can read Windows formatted iPods. If you only have the songs on the iPod, and have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
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If you restore it on a PC and format it for Windows you should be able to use it on both platforms. Strictly speaking using a Windows formatted iPod on a Mac isn't supported, Apple currently only supports using the iPod shuffle in FAT32 format on Mac. What this means effectively is that if you need to apply a firmware update for your iPod and you wanted to maintain the Windows format you would have to do it on a PC.
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