My ipod 4 gen, won't show up in itunes

hi, i need help, i just bought a Ipod touch 4gen, and installed itunes 64bit, on win 7, and my ipod is not showing up in itunes, i,ve tried all the USB connections, and 3 diff chords uninstalled itunes and reinstalled it, but still nothing. any help would be welcome, plus is there a way too put music on it withought using itunes?

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