Device not recognized

[wallflower89]

Hi this is the only place i could see where i could post this. If it is in the wrong place i am sorry.

I have an ipod nano i am trying to use. It is one of those "passed down" things. A cousin who had one but doesnt use it gave it to my brother who doesnt use it ect. And now i have it. From my research it is a second generation nano. (serial number: YM546ZY5TJT) I am trying to well put music on it and when i plug it into my computer i get "usb device not recognized" i have looked at the ipod website to try and figgure this out and nothing is working.
I honestly dont know what to do. I dislike Apple products generally. And am at a complete loss as to what to do.
Any and all help is appreciated.

 

[Cota]

If you dont have iTunes installed, the driver to recognize it may be missing, else is the cable or the iPods jack.

 

[wallflower89]

i have(had) itunes installed, and the cable apears to be visibly fine. I guess i will suck it up and find an apple store to take it to.

 

[LookinAround]

Try this too.

> Shutdown computer.
> Unplug the ipod AND TURN OFF the ipod
> Power up computer
> Does the ipod have its own AC adapter, if yes, connect it to ipod but keep ipod turned off
> Now plug in USB cable first and then you can turn the ipod back on