New Nano DO NOT DISCONNECT

I connected my new IPod Nano to the usb port in my G5 and I have a warNing "Do not disconnect" on the screen.
What does this mean?
How do I progress.
Previously I had a Shuffle on this machine, but was robbed by a gang of 10 nasty guys...hence the update to the Nano. I didn't buy the policy that allows me unlimited support calls. Can I buy that now...after the fact.
Thanks,
Dianne

after syncing with itunes, click on the ipod icon in your play list (on the left hand side) and then click the "eject ipod" button on the lower right corner. This will eject the ipod from the computer and the "do not disconnect" will go back to a menu...
---Diana

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hi Mi Ja!
The iPod message on iTunes is "Update Complete, OK to Disconnect". The iPod Nano message on iTunes is "Update Complete" and the screen on the Nano still says Do Not Disconnect. Is this normal? Do I need to eject the Nano each time?
i had this happening to me for a month with attractive beast ("Update complete, OK to disconnect") and mauve ("Update Complete" etc), before i worked out what was going on.
next time you have the nano plugged in, head into your itunes "ipod" preference tab, and check to see if you have "Enable disk use" checked. if you do, uncheck it and click okay. after a moment or two, the nano should be behaving like the ipod.
(this will also happen if you have the nano in manual mode. if you switch back to automatic synching, on my girls "enable disk use" is left selected ... you need to uncheck that "enable disk use" box as well.)
hope this is all that is happening to you ... keep us posted.
love, b

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here is a link to more detail on jeff's suggestion
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499
KoDor
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Do we have something like that running?

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