How do i re-accossiate my ipod to a new computer?

My ipod was originally registered onto my home computer, which is a PC. Now i'm at university and have an emac and would like to be able to have it as the computer which my ipod is registered on so that i can update it from the emac. Do i have to wipe my ipod clear and start a fresh somehow or is there an alternative option so i can keep my original tunes on there?
Please help, thanks!

Plug it into the computer.
When it asks to replace the songs on the iPOd with the songs on the computer, click "No".
This willset iTunes to manually manage songs.
You have to drag songs to the iPOd to get them to load.
Better yet would be to copy the songs from your original computer to your new computer.

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just happened to me last week... you clicked Yes, right? unless you've backed up your music (or held onto your old computer), you're kinda screwed. If you HAVE done either of these, open it back up, save EVERYTHING to a new playlist, and send it to your AppleID... I found this out too late, and I just spent the last 6 days re-importing every single CD I own.....
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