Ipod classic isn't recognized by the computer & keeps on restarting

hii
I am experiencing very strange problem.My apple ipod classic isn't recognized by my computer nor it formats or restore & keeps on restarting on it's own when tried
to open any application.it also shows that there is 0kb free & 0kb used.
please help
highly obliged

I have the exact problem. My ipod (and now there's two of them!) used to work fine, sync, etc. with this computer. A while back, it stopped recognizing the ipod. I tried all the stuff (the 5r's), checked my usb ports (work with all other devices), different cables, etc. Finally, I got another ipod. Now I've got two perfectly good ipod classics that I can't get music on or off of. grr.
I guess it's something in my computer set up (which is still strange, since, to my knowledge nothing has really changed from when it used to work)...but it my laptop also won't recognize either ipod. so that's two computers that I'll have to take to some expert if I can't figure this out. frustrating!

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