The Mystery of the Mysterious Unsyncable iPod Mystery

So I have a problem which I have yet to find mentioned anywhere else.
My fiance gave me her iPod Touch 4 (iOS 4.2, not jailbroken) when it refused to sync with her computer or take a charge. I investigatd the matter, and discovered that the device would accept a charge, but would not make the usual noise upon receiving the charge, nor would it show up in itunes (the latest version at that time). Neither the iPod nor the computer seemed to know the other was there.
So I attempted a software reset on the device (after several attempts at correcting the problem through DFU), and now the iPod needs to connect to iTunes before I can do anything with it (It makes for a sharp looking paperweight right now). It won't sync with iTunes like it wants to, and it still recieves a charge without realizing it.
So the question is this: what happened to it, and how do I fix it? And also, has anyone else had this problem?

Here:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
or
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X

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Does the order of the cards in the "deck" change after it is has been placed face-down on the table?
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Edited by: Rich Heilman on May 1, 2008 2:38 PM
Edited by: Rich Heilman on May 2, 2008 9:44 AM

Hey Rich -
Yeah - that sounds reasonable - thanks very much for taking the time to mention it.
But one puzzle - the Basis guy who was helping me out for the install says that for the regular ABAP stuff (not the WDA) stuff, the compiles "persist" across a server down/up. Meaning that when something compiles for the first time, it doesn't have to be recompiled after a server down/up.
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And if so, why not for the WDA as well? Why would stuff have to recompile each time the server is brought up?
Also, the Basis guy thought it might also have something to do with SAP being smart enough not to keep swapping stuff in/out that's never used - so eventually, the amount of "thrashing" decreases and the machine gets to do some actual work.
Glad you're not too busy with your new responsibilities to post here occasionally.
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