Ipod now a hard drive

Bought a new computer (Gateway 509GE) and switched from my old XPSP2 setup to the new one. ITunes installed fine, but when I tried to sync up the iPod it erased the iPod, loaded about two songs back onto it, then stopped. Now it isn't recognized either thru USB or firewire, and shows up as a hard drive. Hooked it back to the old computer and same thing: it's a hard drive. $450 dollar question: How can I restore it back to factory settings if iTunes won't recognize it?

Restoring the iPod
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Using your iPod as a Hard Disk
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