Ipod not seen in itunes

I need help!!! My dad gave me his old ipod (nano 3rd gen) because it holds more songs than mine. All I want to do is put the songs from my library onto the new ipod but when I plug it in it shows up in my computer but not in itunes. This is very frustrating! Any suggestions on how to get my new ipod to sync to my itunes???

Have you tried plugging in a different USB port? Used a different cable?
If the iPod is recognized in iTunes on a differnt computer, you may need to remove/reinstall iTunes on your computer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1925

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