Trying desperately to transfer mp3's from my home computer to my new iPhone5.

My home computer is using OS 10.5.8 and iTunes 10.6.3. Neither can be upgraded so iCloud is not an option. The older OS won't even recognize my iPhone when it's connected. To make matters worse, most of my music wasn't purchased from iTunes. Most of my library was burned from my cd collection.

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