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vsquared
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is one a pc and the other a mac? i had this problem too because i transfer music on my nano btwn my work pc and my mac at home. anyway, a hard reset of the ipod should help and it wont delete the music on your ipod. hold the center key and the menu key down until the screen goes black and you see the apple logo apple come up. this should help and your laptop should recognize the device.