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My iPod will not connect to a computer. It will charge but I don’t here the device insert sound and it will not show up. It is not my computer because a iPod nano will work and I connected to a Windows 7 laptop and got the same result result. I tried to reinstall iTunes but that didn’t help. The 30 pin connector makes a high pitched sound when I plug it in so the connector may be bad.
@fpfp yes that makes sense. your iPod will not connect for as long as it has the passcode. It will charge but nothing else. It will not get recognized.