Re format ipod mini

i have bought an ipod mini from a friend and it is formatted for pc
it wont work on my emac (osx10.3.9)
i have restored the ipod on a friends pc but the ipod still only shows up on the desktop and not in itunes when pluggedinto the mac
i have read all related posts and updated i tunes, downloaded latest ipod updates and reset the ipod and the computer yet it still will not work
i have a new ipod suffle which works fine (the ipod mini is for my girlfriend)
please please can somebody help
mark

Joey,
You use the latest iPod Updater which you download and install to your computer, run the program, attach the iPod when prompted (not before), and choose "restore".

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