Ipod will not show in itunes

so this morning i connect my ipod and it will only show up as a generic hard drive icon labeled "NO NAME." there are no songs stored in the ipod itself and it will not show up in itunes. it was working two days ago and was almost completely full. can anyone help?
Message was edited by: Jason Griswold

If yu tried everthing here:
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Then try another cable
Then another computer to help determine if youhave a computer or iPod problem.
If iPod problem than an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
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2. Restart the iPod Service
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8. Disable conflicting System Services and Startup Items
9. Update, Reconfigure, Disable, or Remove Security Software
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