Reset Nano iPod

Will resetting my ipod nano delete any songs I have on it? It's the first step of the 5 steps I need to try in order to fix a problem I'm having getting my USB to recognize the nano. My computer crashed last month and before that my ipod worked fine. Now I have a new hard drive, reinstalled itunes and the ipod software but I keep getting that "USB Device Not Recognized" error. I've tried everything to fix it - thought I'd try resetting but only if it won't delete the songs I currently have on my nano. Anyone know?

Yeah,
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
If you go there, you can learn about all the 5 rs. Reseting and restoring are two of them.
If you want only reset specific, try this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61705
This is for restoring:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
This might help you with the connecting problem:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976
If the device is not recognized, do you mean that windows knows something is there, but not know what? If that's the case you might want to install the drivers for the nano. The drivers are found on your disc.

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