IPod no longer mounting on Desktop or appearing in iTunes sidebar

After upgrading to iTunes 7 (7.0.2 installed), my iPod with Video will no longer mount on the desktop and does not appear in the iTunes sidebar.
When I am recharging/updating the content of my iPod, I am unsure when to disconnect, as I am getting 'Do no disconnect' displaying on my iPod screen all the time.
Previously, I could click on the eject button within iTunes, and the iPod would continue recharging, but I wouldn't get the 'Do no disconnect' warning on the iPod once I had ejected the iPod on the side bar and shut down iTunes. The iPod display would only show the charging battery symbol and I could disconnect after one hour of charging, if need be.
Now it just says 'Do no disconnect' all the time.
I have reset etc, but no matter what I do, all I get is the permanent 'Do no disconnect'.

Just checked. The display is frozen. It says 'Do no disconnect' and has the red warning symbol.

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