Then power off and boot back up and reattach it? Did you try to reset the pod?
Bob
Ok...I haven't been able to get around to charging my ipod in about a week, and now that I have found the time to charge it, I assumed it to be dead. So, I followed the regular charging procedure (plugging the ipod wire into the USB port. Instead of the usual "Do Not Disconnect" message that normally pops up on the ipod screen, the image displayed was of that battery, only it showed it was about 1/3 full, and there was no present animation. Not being sure of what this was, I decided to play it safe and safely disconnect the ipod. After it was ejected, I plugged it back in again. This time, the Ipod is doing completely nothing! I checked the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon, and it showed that the ipod was connected to the port, but the ipod itself isn't showing anything at all! Please help me!

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