Ipod 3rd Gen begins to sync then ejects

My 3rd Gen has worked perfectly until today. I plugged it in, it begins to sync and appears in iTunes and then says on the iPod that it is ejecting and won't sync. It still appears in iTunes, but won't allow changes and when I try to sync it says it cannot because the disk is not available. Windows 7 iTunes 12.1 (latest version)

Adding to this issue. I am able to sync my iPhone 6 and an iPhone 4S to this computer. I use the same cord for the iPhone 4S and the iPod Nano. Phone will sync fine, Nano will not. I have tried syncing the Nano using every other USB port on this computer and no luck. The same thing happens with the Nano when I try to sync it on my other two computers. I have tried doing a soft reset on the Nano, no luck. The problem is also happening now with another Nano 5th gen and a shuffle. I can't believe there is not more support out there for this issue. Am I really the only one who is having these problems? I have even gone so far as to re-install iTunes, turn off computer and unplug power supply to clear all cache's. I'm out of ideas. Someone please help...

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