Windows ipod on a macbook

I have a macbook, running osx 10.5.5. My Ipod was formatted on a Windows computer and my Macbook doesn't recognize it. When I plug the usb cable in the only recognition of this act is the battery meter on the Ipod. My computer has no reaction to the connection, Itunes doesn't seem to know anything is connected, and the Ipod doesn't say anything about connecting or disconnecting. All of the answers that I can find in the support pages tell me to restore the Ipod; however, I don't know how restore the device when it is not recognized by Itunes. The restore instruction pages assure me that my Ipod will appear in the source list on Itunes, but it just doesn't happen. How can I restore my Ipod when neither Itunes nor Finder recognize its presence? I have reset the device, restarted my computer, installed the optional Ipod stuff from the install disk, and I've put the Ipod into disc mode all with no effect. Apple geniuses, please help.

I'm bumping this thread because I'm having the same problem. I just bought a macbook. I am a former windows person. I have a 5th generation video ipod that I've used with 2 different windows machines before now. Thus, my music files are spread across 2 older computers (one of which I don't have anymore).
When I first got my macbook, I used my ipod with it no problem. It recognized it, let me access everything, etc. Today when I plugged it in to my macbook, it's telling me I have to restore. That will wipe my files right?
I don't have an external hard drive. I've been using my ipod to transfer files from my windows laptop to the new macbook.
If I take my laptop and ipod to an Apple store, could someone there transfer my files from my ipod to an Apple store hard drive, and then to my macbook so that I can restore but still have access to my music? I don't want to buy an external hard drive if I don't have to....

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