My 1st gen nano wont connect at all to my mac! help!

So I recently recieved my friend's 1gb first gen nano. Whenever i try to connect it, the "do not disconnect" symbol comes up, yet doesnt blink, and the backlight doesn't go off. not only that, it wont come up at all on Finder or iTunes, ot anywhere else. does anyone have any advice??

I am trying to fix my friends ipod 1st gen nano also with the same exact problem, do not disconnect symbol, backlight stays on, does not mount on desktop or in dick utility. I have reset it, also reset all the settings too in the ipod menu. using a mac pro that I have used many ipods on so not sure on this one. cable is good since it works with my girlfriends ipod, same gen.
Any help on this subject would be nice! Thanks all!

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