Nano battery will only charge using AC Adapter

Hey there. This is a strange one. I have an 8Gb nano which has been working perfectly for the past three months. Now when i connect it to my PC using either the firewire or usb the battery icon changes to the charging icon but it doesnt charge. It just keeps draining the battery and eventually it goes flat! I'm using genuine ipod cables that have always worked. The only thing that works is if i use the Ipod AC charger with the firewire cable. Its doing my head in since i usually have my ipod at work and have it streaming music to my pc using the usb cable. If anyone can help i would be most gratefull.
Barney

Try a different USB port.
If you jiggle the connector around sometimes it will connect/disconnect the power part of the cable.
Some USB hubs only connect the data and not the power.

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Serial Number: DP-ASMB016-371d-4927
Manufacturer: DP
Device name: ASMB016
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 102a
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0102
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Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4771
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Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -737
Voltage (mV): 12333
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Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 25
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
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Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
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