IPod 5th Gen constantly resets and is not detected

My iPod 5th Gen erased all my music and constantly resets when plugged in. I've searched far and wide through support to no avail so I look to the community to aid my quest to load music to my iPod again. Thanks in advance for the help!
Situation:
- music and all data erased suddenly and is currently in factory settings
- when iPod is plugged in to computer, the iPod screen shows (in order):
     ° "connected, eject before disconnecting" (~5 seconds)
     ° off screen, completely blank (~1 second)
     ° apple logo appears as if restored (~5 seconds)
     ° repeat perpetually
Attempted Remedies and Scenarios:
- restore iPod via select / menu buttons
- try running Disc Mode via select / play buttons
- restore iPod via iTunes (cannot attempt because it is not detected under devices)
- reformat and erase all data in iPod via iTunes (cannot attempt because it is not detected under devices)
- reformat iPod via Disk Utility (iPod is not detected on Mac so cannot select)
- attempted all of the above with the following variables:
     ° with pc running Windows 7, iTunes current
     ° with Mac mini running Mavericks, iTunes current
     ° with Macbook Air running Mavericks, iTunes current
     ° tried all USB ports on all above computers
     ° tried 2 separate 30-pin USB cables (both USB cables work with my iPhone 4s)
     ° iPod is fully charged
     ° restart all computers

Hi everyone.. just found the solution... conveniently after I start a thread. Turns out that my iPod nano had converted all 7.3GB of my 8GB into "Other" space and reset all my settings.
Solution is as follows:
- run disc mode while plugged-in (running Macbook Air)
- restore dialog box appears via iTunes while in disc mode
- restore iPod nano
- upload music
- enjoy

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