IPod Classic won't show up in Windows or iTunes?

I've recently gotten an iPod classic, and when I went to sync it to my iTunes, it wouldn't show up in iTunes or Windows. It won't charge either, and my iPod doesn't say it's connected. I plugged in my iPod Touch and my iPhone, and they both synced just fine and were recongized by iTunes. I've tried troubleshooting, uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes, updating drivers, and even downloading older versions of iTunes, but to no avail. I hooked it up to another computer that was running an older version of iTunes, and it worked perfectly. I don't understand what's wrong, and it's really frustrating me. How do I fix this?

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iPod not appearing in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3716

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Hello bithedz,
Have you had a chance to look at this Apple support document related to your issue? If not, it would be a good place to start.
[iPod not recognized in iTunes and Mac desktop|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1410]
And if no luck there, try manually forcing your iPod into *Disk Mode* using the instructions provided in this Apple support document with your iPod connected to your Mac. This should help your iPod mount as an external drive at least on your system so that you can view it from a Finder window and perform a reformat on it if desired.
[Putting iPod into Disk Mode|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363]
And if you are able to finally get your iPod recognized by iTunes, I would definitely recommend performing a restore of it there.
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In order to see the post link, you need to drill down to the subtopic level of a discussion area. If you see a list of subtopics, you are not down far enough.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3716

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Hope you can help,
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When I connect my iPod Touch, iPhoto automatically opens and the device is shown but my iTunes remains un-opened. When I manually open it and re-try to connect the ipod still no joy! But my iPod WILL charge whilst connected.
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