IPod not shown as drive

Following problem:
My iPod did not start from one day to the other. But it was shown as an usb device. So I updated the iPod with the latest iPod-update.
From this time on it does not start and is not shown as usb-drive. The only reaction I get when hitting a buton on the iPod is the charge-icon. It does not react on the reset-command and it does not respond on the iPod-updater. It seems to be invisible.
I don't know what to do.
Thanks so far
Bastian
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6) 1GB RAM, 160 GB HD

So, now I got the solution:
The problem is, that my iPod must be connected to the battery-charging station because there is a chip in it, which loads the first operating system on the flash-ROM of the iPod. After i've done so, there was no problem with it any more. Perhaps there was a hint in your articles and I have not seen it. Anyway, now it works, if anybody got the same problem: here is the solution. Thanks for all your help.
Bastian

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