Ipod self ejects?

Hi, I have had my ipod for about 10 months now and have never had a serious issue with it that a simple reset could not fix.
however, the last time I plugged in my ipod to my computer it did as normal and appeared in 'my computer' and itunes, and the 'do not disconnect' logo flashed on the screen, but given a few seconds my ipod disappeared from 'my computer' and the do not disconnect message left and it went to the ipods main menu, it continued to charge the battery, but it stayed in itunes, when I attempted to update my songs using itunes it gave me the error message:
"The ipod 'nulls ipod' cannot be updated, the disk can not be read or written to'
which effectively means its not plugged in. but it was, i have tried resetting, and i can't attempt to restore or format my ipod because it self ejects itself after about 10 seconds, if i try to restore it using ipod updater it says 'unable to mount ipod'.
It could be that my ipod USB cable is faulty. But its unlikely that it would suddenly start playing up, its worked fine for 10 or so months.
Please I have been trying to get my ipod to work for awhile now its a real hassle not to have it handy, and im not to eager to send it in to get it serviced, as when my mate did that it just got really messy.

Hi luisxjim,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has some steps that may help if your iPod classic isn't being recognized by your computer:
iPod not recognized in iTunes and Mac desktop
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1410
Cheers,
- Ari

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Glad to hear its working properly.
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See this excellent user tip from another forum member turingtest2 outlining the different methods and software available to help you copy content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
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Hi luisxjim,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has some steps that may help if your iPod classic isn't being recognized by your computer:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1410
Cheers,
- Ari

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