My ipod nano keeps disconnecting itself when plugged in, WHY?

My ipod is driving me mad. It was working fine earlier and now whenever I connect it to my laptop via USB and it's original cable, it connects (showing in itunes and on my computer icons) and then disconnects itself and then connects itself .....etc. Surley this is bad for my ipod? I've updated it once already and keeps asking me what lanuage to show when it switches back on! Please HELP! XXXX

hiya!
okay, since you've got a Toshiba laptop, let's check to see if you can get it to sync properly if the highspeed interfaces are disabled. (let's not try a restore just at the moment.)
iPod not recognized correctly on Toshiba laptop
love, b

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