IPad 2 says finnished sync but nothing actually transfers.

I plug in my ipad 2 to itunes check the box that says sync music and the sync films.
It then says syncing, then goes through all the safari stuff then says its finnished butg nothing is actually on my ipad.
But when i do this to my iphone it works perfectly.
What is wrong with my ipad??

Hello BigBarry51
Enable Manually manage music and videos and see if that changes things. You would be able to drag and drop whatever media you want on the iPad. Change it back to see if that changes the syncing process.
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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