Ipod nano 3rd gen won't accept music

So, I just bought an ipod nano 3rd generation off of Craigslist.
Now, the guy said that the iPod worked. When I got it home, I was looking through the music already on it when it froze. I don't know if this caused my problem, but I just plugged it in from its frozen state into my computer.
I reset it to factory settings, then started loading music onto it. iTunes showed that it was loading all of this music onto my iPod. But, every time I eject it, the iPod shows that I have none. Does anybody know how to help me? I'm tired of being iPodless. :/

Hi 1Westerner,
The full list of troubleshooting steps for the iPod nano can be found through the following link:
Apple - Support - iPod - iPod nano (3rd generation) Troubleshooting
https://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/nano3gen/
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