Ipod classic 30G battery problem.

when connecting my ipod classic 30G to my macbook, it pops up a window,
<USB Over Currenet Notice
A USD device is currently drawing too much power.
The hub it is attached to will be deactivated.>
WHAT CAN I DO?????? Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dun wanna lose my ipod!!!!!! maintenance is long expired!!!
:-((((((((((((((

Hello SircoL,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
The cause of this error message could be any number of possibilities from a bad USB cable, or a fried USB port. Have you tried using a different cable if at all possible or using a different USB port on your MacBook?
Also make sure that each end of your USB cable and USB port are clean. Maybe also try resetting your Mac's SMC as described in this article.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
B-rock

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