Uh oh...iPod completely unrecognized by my computer (but it will charge?!)

so i just changed my computer from an old Dell to a Macbook White but unfortunately my iPod seems unable to make the switch. it never is recognized (not even as a random USB device) by my new computer and i can't get it to appear in iTunes. yet, clearly the cable and the port will work because the iPod immediately begins charging as soon as i plug it in. i'm really worried now because i tried my friend's iPod on the computer and it gets recognized but when he plugged my iPod into his it didn't come up there either! obviously the problem is with the iPod and not the computer....
i really want to keep my old iPod and have a bunch of great songs on there that i'd love to transfer onto my new computer...the old one died so if i don't figure this out i'll be starting from scratch :o(
what do i do? please help!

Try to connect it to a PC again, put it into disk mode and copy the music to an external stick or CD.
As far as I remember your ipod got formatted for PC when you first connected it to your Dell. Connecting it to your Macbook would mean to restore it for the use with a mac, which would wipe your music on the ipod. If you manage to copy to a CD or stick you can import the songs in your Macbook iTunes library and sync it back to your ipod again.

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