Help! cant put music on

i just got my ipod nano and i cant put any songs on it! i already had itunes on my pc because my brother uses it for his ipod, but whenever i plug mine in nothing happens...

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Is the iPod showing up in iTunes?
If not...
iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes on Windows
iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes
If it is, then when it appears in iTunes go to edit-->preferences (in iTunes) and go to preferences. Click the iPod tab, and then the Music tab under that. Select Automatically Update all Songs and Playlists and click OK.
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