Ipod nano connects then immediately disconnects after plugging in to USB

i have never had this happen before. as soon as i plug it into the usb port it comes on. then about 5 seconds later it shuts off the connection. i go to "my computer" and it goes away.

First, try a differnet USB cable, and a different USB cable if possible.
If that doesn't help:
Connect the iPod and open Device Manager
(Click Start, right click My Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager in the left-hand column)
Scroll to Universal Serial Bus controllers and click the plus symbol to expand it
Do you see the iPod?
If you see something with a red "x" on it, right click on it and click Enable
If you see something with a yellow ! or ? try right clicking on it, click Uninstall, and then restart the PC with the iPod connected.
-CG

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when using my ibook i try to network with my mac pro. it lets me connect. then when i try to open the mounted drive, it disconnects, then will not let me re-mount the drive i get the connection failed error message.
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Leopard may indeed fix this, but not for certain if course.
In finder, select Go menu>Go to Folder, and go to "/volumes".
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So, I bought my iPod nano in April and it worked perfectly until about 1 month ago when my computer suddenly stopped recognizing it, and now whenever I try to connect it it disconnects after 1 second, then connects again, then disconnects etc etc....
I know this is a known issue cause as I've been trying to solve this for one month I've done some searching and seen plenty of other people having the same problem, but no one seems to have a resolution that works.
Basically my exact same problem is described in these 2 threads:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2240335&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1847791&start=0&tstart=2
I've done every thing suggested but no luck... I went back to the store as well and they didn't find anything wrong with it, so obviously it's my computer (I tried it at my mom's work as well and it worked there) but I don't know what's causing the problem. I don't wanna get my iPod replaced or buy a new one because it might just as well happen to that one too and then I'm stuck in the same boat again. Getting a new computer isn't really an option either. :/
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Both my classic iPods work fine, in all my computers, and show that they are charging, but my family have 3 nanos, a 4th and two 5ths. Although they all connect to my PC and my laptop fine, none of these will connect correctly to my daughters PC no matter what USB port I put them in.
I have checked in device manager that the ports are powered (500ma) and nothing else is there to infringe on this supply. Still these items connect and disconnect constantly. Ironically every now and then, they will connect and allow me to look at the files etc in iTunes. I have at one point had two nanos and my classic connected to her computer and they all worked fine for about an hour, I thought that I had finally got rid of the problem but one by one the nanos started to play up again so this exacerbates the problem somewhat.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3474
All the steps apply to the 7th generation except the steps for the reset. To reset a 7th generation iPod nano, use these steps:
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http://www.apple.com/support/ipodnano/assistant/itunes/
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