Ipod not showing in itunes, usb connector not recongized on computer

Hi everyone. I have a quick question I'm hoping someone can answer. I have a new ipod nano and am having some probelms with it. When I connected it to my laptop using the USB connector, it will not reconignize the ipod in i-tunes. It will charge the ipod, but it will not pull up in i-tunes, which means I cannot download music on it. I have restarted the computer, and have plugged in a flash drive, which did work and the computer did recongize, so im not sure what else to try.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks

Is your nano formatted for windows or mac?

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