Sync iPod Video- iTunes

When I connect my iPod Video, iTunes, after trying to sync, says that the iPod can't be found, however the computer still detects it. What's wrong?

When itunes states that it cannot detect the ipod, is the Do Not Disconnect still on the ipod screen?
If not, how long does it take itunes to throw this error once the ipod is connected.

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If everything is in your iTunes library then just go ahead and sync the iPod telling it to ignore that playlist. It may have somehow lost the link to that playlist but when it syncs, it should resync that list as a new one.
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After completed sync, for some albums, the song order on the iPod does not match the song order in iTunes. Of course, I want the songs of the albums to appear in the correct order on the iPod.
Please note that all my "shuffle/random" settings are off.
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Enable your iPod for disk use.
See: iPod Disk Use.
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I need to format all my songs to a new AAC
That's not necessarily true. The don't NEED to be in AAC. They just need to be in a format that the iPod can play.
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Perfect information, thank you Bob.
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[HP technical support > HP Pavilion Elite HPE-063uk Desktop PC > Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) > Software & Driver Downloads: MS-7613 Motherboard BIOS Update|http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=pv -79380-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=uk&product=4038053&os=4063&lang=en]

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I had posted this on the "IPod" forum. So far no response, so I would like to try it here.
After 5 plus years of success I can no longer sync my classic IPod to ITunes on my G5. It will sync for a short time and move some songs to the IPod, but then will stop with the following message:
"Attempting to copy to the disk "my ipod" failed. The disk could not be read from or written to."
I can repeat the attempts to sync by dismissing the message and asking it to sync again. The process will repeat as before, but the sync time will decrease until it will refuse to sync. The message comes up every time.
I have tried about everything I can think of or get from support here and at Apple.
Here is the crazy part. I have a G5 (power PC) and a laptop (Intel) and the classic IPod (40 GB about 5 1/2 years old) and a new Nano. I cannot sync the classic IPod on the G5 but can on the laptop; w/o problem. I can also sync the Nano on the G5 (or the laptop) w/o any problem.
It seems to be that the PowerPC G5 will no longer talk to the classic IPod.
I have reset and restored the IPod; I have re-created my ITunes library; I have tried the two USB 2.0 ports on the G5 tower, and I have tried three different cables. Nothing fixes the problem.
I thought it might be related to ITunes 9.0.3; but nothing changed when I went to ITunes 9.1.
Anyone else seeing this? Anyone have any ideas? I would appreciate some new approach that I have not tried.
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John

You cannot transfer song files from iPod to computer using iTunes (except for purchases from the iTunes Store). However, there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer from iPod to computer. If you do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links.
NOTE: Previous purchases from the iTunes Store can be re-downloaded to your new computer at no cost, from the iTunes Store Purchased screen.
Once the song files are on your Mac, you can add them to the iTunes library. Be careful, if there are songs that exist already in your iTunes library. If you just add them all, you may have a lot of duplicates to deal with and sort. Once your music is is complete in your iTunes library, you can sync your iPod.

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