Ipod not seen on computer(s)

My ipod classic 80GB has stopped being recognised by any computer, so will not sync or charge. I have tried connecting it to various computers and various operating systems ( XP Vista and windows 7) but nothing happens. Friends Ipods are recognised by the same computers and Itunes. I have tried the 5Rs removed and re-installed Itunes and tried stopping and re-starting the AMDS.
The ipod does play , charges from mains adapter and will play and charge from my soundock and also the radio transmitter in the car so the connection itself seems fine
There was no obvious incident after which this started happening.
Anyone got any ideas

I am having a similar problem. I have tried different USB cables, but still have the same result.
As far as I can see the issue is that when connecting the iPod or other devices to my laptop, something appears loose either in the cable connection or in the usb connection. So when I move the computer, sometimes the USB connection is lost. When my ipod was connected & playing on my laptop, the connection was lost. When reconnecting, I get the message "USB Device Not Recognized".
Among the steps I tried:
+ making sure the cable connections & ports were clean with compressed air.
+ resetting the ipod
+ reinstalling itunes
+ restarting the computer
+ plugging into other ports
All of these have helped in the past, but not this time. One other thing I tried was plugging the ipod into my wife's windows 7 laptop, which said there were disk problems with the ipod. It gave the option to scan & repair the disk. But when her laptop was slightly moved, the connection was lost & the scan option never came back as I only got the "USB Not Recognized" error again on that machine.
Is there a way to correct the errors on the ipod caused by accidental disconnection while playing from the ipod on the computer?

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