IPod Classic and Mac Pro

Hi Gang!
I have an iPod Classic which I connect to my Mac Pro running 10.4.11. Every time I have to restart my Mac, I have to first disconnect my iPod, otherwise I get a grey screen on my Mac which then hangs resulting in a force shutdown of my computer. What a P.I.T.A.!
Anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix it?
Thanks!

Might have something to do with the boot sequence on your computers. I'm not familiar with either the G5 or the Mac Pro, but on Windows (as the other poster finds), if the PC won't start up until you disconnect the iPod, the computer's BIOS may be configured to start from a FireWire or USB drive.
I know that Macs don't have BIOS in the same way that Windows does, but it has to be a similar issue I would think.

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