IMac + iPod

Just switched from a PC to a Mac. Have a VERY old iPod for Windows. The first two times I connected it to the iMac, it synced just fine. But now, the iMac won't even recognize it. The fire wire port is fine as the iPod charges. Question: is it not recognizing the iPod because it's Windows-based and trying to interface with a Mac? And if so, why did it recognize it the first two times I connected it?
FYI...same thing with a Maxtor external hard drive - had been using it with the PC and the iMac recognized it the first time, but now won't. (Are both formatting issues?)
Apple had me run diagnostics tests and the ports are fine.
Please help!

How old is a "very old iPod?"
They haven't been platform specific since the first generations, IIRC.
If you have transferred your music to your Mac, there is no harm in doing a reset and reformatting it for Mac.
What file format are you using for the external drive? If it is NTFS, your Mac can read it but will not be able to write to it. If it is FAT32, your Mac can read and write to it, but FAT32 has a problem handling files over 4GB. I would suggest using HFS+ unless you plan on using this drive between Macs and Windows machines. If it will only be used on Macs, then by all means switch it to HFS+.

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