Why can I not manually drag music to my Iphone 4?

Ok, so just to clarify I only manage on one computer with my Iphone which is my laptop. Manage music and videos is already clicked. I can't drag a single song to my Iphone. I don't know why its acting this way. I can't tell you how many times I had restored the crap of my Iphone these past 3 days. Nothing works that I have come up with. So if someone can help me, it would be appreciated.

Make sure you meet the following requirements:
iPod shuffle and iPhone are intended for use with a single computer. You cannot load music from multiple computers or iTunes libraries onto iPod shuffle and iPhone like you can with other devices.
To drag and drop files, make sure "Manually manage Music and videos box is checked

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