Reformatting ipod to Mac format?

Hi all. Ive got a 5th generation ipod 30gig. I previously had it synced with my Dell, but recently bought a macbook pro.
I moved my music library from my dell to my MBP via an external hard drive. The first time i plugged my ipod up to my mac, it said that i must erase the current library on my ipod in order to sync it with the new computer. I did this, since my entire library was already on my mac, I knew i wouldn't loose any of my songs.
This worked perfectly and an hour later, my ipod had been erased, and resynced with my MBP and i didn't loose any songs.
What i did notice though, is that my ipod still says it is formatted for windows. Should i wipe out my ipod again and reformat it for my mac? Would I gain anything by doing this? Or does it not matter?
I was under the impression my ipod would HAVE to be Mac formated in order to sync with my MBP.

"Well, before to reformate it, I'd like to be sure that all the music that I've in my ipd it will not be ERASE"
Reformatting the iPod for Mac will require restoring it. Restoring will erase the iPod's hard drive, reload the software and put it back to default settings, so if you have songs on your iPod that aren't on iTunes you will lose them if you have no back up.

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