Ipod nano Connection problems

Hi,
Whenever I Connect my Ipod nano It won't stop displaying the do not dissconect sign. What am I doing wrong?

Ben, it will always display the Do Not Disconnect message until you eject it if you've chosen either of these options:
1. Manual updating of songs and playlists
2. Automatic updating with Enable Disk Use checked.
If either option is chosen, you'll need to manually eject your iPod using the icon in the lower right-hand corner of iTunes.

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This isn't a solution, but it's something I just tried and it may provide someone additional clues about's going on. I too think this is some sort of USB problem.
I have 6 USB ports. Two of them are USB 2.0. Since I applied the 03-23 update my computer hasn't recognized my nano at all. I would connect my nano and I couldn't get it to show up in My Computer, in iTunes, or on the far right side of the Start taskbar.
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