No songs yet memory is used

I just got a new ipod nano (1 GB) and when i connected it to my computer, it said that i have already used 887.7 mb of memory yet i haven't added any songs or photos yet! The playlist is empty, so what exactly is taking up all of this memory?
Thanks in advance!
ipod nano   Windows XP  

The apple knowledge base document shows why you lose around 100mb to 200mb on every ipod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60955
In iPod's About menu, the hard disk size is reported as slightly less than the technical specifications for the iPod. The same is true if you connect iPod to your computer in disk mode look at the info or properties window for the disk.
Why the difference? Most hard disk manufacturers measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 million bytes (1000 * 1000). A 4 GB disk, therefore, is one that holds 4 billion bytes. Computers, including Windows computers, Macintosh computers and iPod, measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 048 576 bytes (1024 * 1024). The difference in these two calculations is what causes the drive to appear as 3.7 GB on a computer, but actually be a 4 billion byte disk.
Hope this clarifys things for you

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    See also Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
    tt2

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