I-tunes wont read my Ipods.

Hi
I have recently reinstalled the Apple bundled software and installed all the latest updates. But when I connect my 2 Ipods to the mac, I tunes comes up with the following error message:
"Itunes cannot read the contents of the Ipod. Go to summary tab in Ipod preferences & click restore to restore this Ipod to factory settings"
After restoring the Ipod to factory settings I then went and transferred my music files to the Ipod. However after thinking the files were on the Ipod, when I went to listen to something there were no files on there at all!
I have tried restoring it a number of times, and I have the same problem with another Ipod, so it is a problem with either Itunes or the usb port. I have managed to add some files to the Ipod using another mac book and everything is ok.
Can anyone help me? What can I try next?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Chris

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