Ipod not appearing on itunes or mac desktop

Hi! I own a 160g ipod classic. What is happening is I plug it to my macbook pro and it sits there thinking for a long time, after which two dialogue windows appear, one that says the device was ejected incorrectly and then another one that says that the ipod could not be synced because it could not be found. Then the ipod freezes on the do not disconnect screen and I have to reset it in order to get it going again. Can anyone help me?? PLease!! I'm in charge of music for New Year's Eve! Thanks so much!!

Hey catarjona81,
The following article contains links to troubleshooting steps you can take for that issue:
iPod not appearing in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3716
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Delgadoh

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