Ipod won't work or update

I was trying to upload my itunes files onto my video ipod which I got in January 2006 and left the room, came back later and the "Do not disconnect" screen was up on my ipod and itunes had stopped responding. I've tried shutting down the ipod, restarting my computer and using the ipod updater but nothing happens. It's still staying on the "Do not dsiconnect" screen and when I start up itunes my ipod won't even register as connected. What do I do?

First of all, try another port on your computer. Some ports are not connected direct to the motherboard and do not recognize the iPod as well as those that are. Reset the iPod each time you connect it to another port.
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