New (Used) Ipod Mini Owner

My friend is a Ipod Guru and recently gave me a old Ipod Mini Model M9160LL (I dunno if that is a 1st or 2nd gen). I am killing myself trying to figure out how to get my PC to recognize it. I have all 2.0 USB Port on my pc (But I have tried them all), I have tried the Apple "5 R's" with no luck and I have downloaded the newest version of I-Tunes.
My PC will not recognize the Ipod at all, and obviously if I cant pass this stage the I-Tunes will not see it either. The current version according to the Ipod is 1.4.1
If anyone can please help I would greatly appreciate it!

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