My nano isnt being recognized

Yea i got my nano the other day and it was pretty kool. I connected it to my laptop which worked perfectly fined. had no problems and i believe my itunes on my laptop wasnt updated so i assume it was 4.9 instead of 5.0. Well i tried to use my computer and it doesnt read my Nano. Is it because of the software, connection, the nano, or something else? I tried every single thing that apple told me to do including resetting, reinstalling, etc. When i had my mini before, it had the same problem. For some reason it doesnt read the ipod nano nor it did for my mini. If you know what i can do to fix this problem, i could use the help because this thing is really irrating me.

There is a thread down there with the title "Computer doesn't recognize the Nano" which provided me with the answer. I'll transcribe it here "as is", so other people can use as well:
"Connect your nano to the pc. With ITUNES installed hold down the little circle and the menu at the same time. After about 20 seconds the apple logo will appear on the screen. About 30 seconds after that it should say do not disconnect."
If it works, don't forget to thank Joe Smith, the original poster of this solution.
Take care,
Ruy

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