IPod doesn't sync to iTunes and "safely remove hardware" doesn't appear

I've got an iPod Nano (2nd generation) which is still in excellent condition. I download some songs from iTunes, and decide to sync them to my iPod. When I plug my USB adapter into my computer and then my iPod, I expectd the title "syncing iPod" to come up, but it didn't. I also looked at my taskbar, and the "safely remove hardware" icon was not there. Also, the device home for my iPod does not come up in iTunes, not allowing me to make any changes to my iPod. Can you help me with this very weird problem I am having?
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Hey there,
See if any of these Apple support documents can help you out.
[iPod is not recognized properly...|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538]
[iPod missing in My Computer or iTunes for Windows|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1369?viewlocale=en_US]
B-rock

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