New hard drive....how do i use my ipod now?

My computer recently crashed and I had a new, 80 MB hard drive installed. Prior to the crash, iTunes on my computer and an iPod. My iPod battery is nearly dead and it still has songs on it. I just re-installed iTunes using the disk my iPod came with. I have not yet plugged my iPod into my computer. Is there a way to save the music on currently on my iPod, if so, what is the next step??

"Is there a way to save the music on currently on my iPod"
Yes, but first I would ensure that your battery is charged.
Then do this.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
However it appears that no playlists or any other info such as ratings/last played etc will transfer.
If this is important to you, you may want to use other options.
There's Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music and playlists etc from iPod to iTunes.

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