Just upgraded to the 80gb and can't access songs on my new ipod

Question

i'll try to be as descriptive as possible w/ my question. i had a nano that i maxed out. i just purchased an 80gb ipod and started the syncing process. the synching process worked fine and the songs appear on my new ipod but now i cannot access the songs on the ipod when plugged into my laptop. i can still access the songs through my library though. would i need to deauthorize my old nano from my laptop? again, the songs appear on the my itunes folder w/ my ipod but they are ghosted and not accessible....
any help would be greatly appreciated. thx!

Answer 1

"the songs appear on the my itunes folder w/ my ipod but they are ghosted and not accessible..."
Grey text when you look at the content and a lock symbol at the bottom of the screen just indicates that the iPod is set to update automatically (sync). If you want to access the iPod directly, delete songs from the iPod, drag songs from iTunes etc. you need to change the update setting to "manually manage songs and videos. If you want to manage it manually then connect your iPod and click on the iPod icon in the iTunes source list to bring up the preference tabs in the main pane. In the Summary tab check the box "manually manage music and videos" and click Apply:
Managing content manually on iPod
iPod 101: Fill 'er Up
Something to remember about using an iPod in manual mode is that the "Do Not Disconnect" message will remain on the display until you physically eject the device. In that case use the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows system tray on the desktop and check this link for alternative methods:: Safely Disconnect IPod