IPod disconnects itself and not recognized by itunes or Mac

I've recently had issues when trying to connect my ipod to my mac. When connected it appears to be loading onto desktop and itunes. itunes briefly says "verifying ipod" then it is abruptly disconnected. Because I am unable to connect to itunes, I can't restore the ipod. I've tried everything else. I am going to try and find another computer and see if it will recognize it, but I'm not sure I can. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, did restoring the ipod resolve it or did something else?
This may be a coincidence, but I haven't connected my ipod since the latest itunes 10.1 update. May not be related, but thought it was worth mentioning.

Welcome to the discussions,
Did you try to use another USB cable or check the docking port for debris or lint?
I don't think 10.1 is tghe problem, I just synced my 5GiPod and had no problems.
Did you make sure it is charged before you connect?

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