New Hard Drive- Ipod not recognized anymore

I just have a quick question about my new nano so if anyone has any idea then that would be a big help.
My MacBook was having problems last week and I had to have a new Hard Drive installed in it. Now none of my programs are set up anymore and nothing is installed. My ipod doesn't have an installation disk with it and the first time I plugged it into my computer I registered it, named it and put songs on it. Now when I plug it into my computer with the new hard drive it says that i cannot move or copy songs onto it because I am not authorized on this computer. Anyone have idea idea what I could do? I have the case with the serial number still if that will do anything but I've been having a lot of problems this week because nothing is installed anymore on my computer. Thanks!

*My ipod doesn't have an installation disk with it and the first time I plugged it into my computer I registered it, named it and put songs on it.*
You don't need a disc you just need to download and install the latest iTunes: Get the latest iPod software updates.
*Now when I plug it into my computer with the new hard drive it says that i cannot move or copy songs onto it because I am not authorized on this computer.*
Have you reauthorised your computer since you installed the new hard drive? If your system crashes or you reinstall your operating system without deauthorising iTunes first, you lock out one of your 5 authorisations. If you haven't already done so, you need to authorise you computer again to play your purchases: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

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