My 2nd gen Ipod isn't being recognized by my Mac. What can I do?

My Mac doesn't recognize my 2nd gen I pod nano. How do I fix it?

Hello there, klr81.
The following Knowledge Base Article provides some great steps for the issue you're describing:
iPod not recognized in iTunes and Mac desktop
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1410
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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When I first bought my Shuffle and connected it to my
G4 it worked flawless, i put my music on the shuffle
and charged it . About 3 weeks later i went to put
some new music on it and i plugged it into the dock
(iTunes usually comes up automaticly and it shows
that my shuffle is connected to the computer), this
time it didnt open iTunes and the ipod icon didnt
show up on the desktop, i tried taking it off the
dock and unplugging it from the computer then
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recognized. My ipod still plays music fine but when i
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