HELP!!! My Computer does not recognise my Ipod

I have a 30G 5th Generation Ipod, and it has worked great on my computer since i bought it. Today, when i plugged it into my computer, it began to charge, but the screen did not change to the "Do Not Disconnect" and the Icon did not show up in my computer or Itunes I put it into disk mode, and it still could not be read by anything..... HELP ME!!!

I actually have the same problem as the first post. I've used my iPod 5th Gen 30gb without any problems for probably close to a year. Now my iPod charges when I connect it with the USB cable but it never goes into "Do Not Disconnect" and it is not recognised in Windows or in iTunes. Because its not in iTunes there is no way to select it and restore the device. I have tried this on two different computers and used two different Apple USB to iPod cables, same result in both cases. I've gone through the 5 R's and they didn't help at all.
Anyone have any other ideas before I bite the bullet and pay Apple to try to fix it (well past warrenty).
No offense to the 2nd and 3rd posters but it sounds like you have a different issue because you were able to perform a restore of your device which would require it to be seen in iTunes.

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