My itouch 2G isn't recognized by any computer

hello ,i' ve had this itouch for over 3 years now and the cable finally died so i got a new one and i already had a couple of errors in itunes but i could still sync ; now it isn't recognized by anything (tried 2 computers and my PS3 the systems don't even know it's there) but it still charges up . I've trieD everything on this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538 but it won't even show up on the The Device Manager not even as "unknown device" . All that's left is to check my cable but it' brand new so i don't know.
I tried VISTA ANd Win7

- Did you try resetting the iPod. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Look at the dock connector on the iPod look for abnormalities like bent of broken contacts, foreign material or cracked or broken plastic. The iPod uses different contact for syncing and charging.

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