iPod iPod Classic Doesn't Stay Connected

[Mliii]

I have a problem with my iPod Classic, 120 gig Model.
When I try to sync, it appears on my Mac for a minute and then disappears- much too fast for me to do anything. I'm running Snow Leopard 10.6.5 and iTunes 10.1.
Any thoughts as to how to fix this issue?

 

[Mliii]

Let me try this again...I connect my Classic to my Mac. It shows up for a minute. Syncs and then disconnects. I don't touch it. I can't update, add songs, etc to it.
Any suggestions?

 

[dontdropthebeat]

i am having the same problem. ipod classic 160gb, osx 10.6.5, itunes 10.1.1

connect ipod, it briefly syncs (manual mode is on) then disconnects. i cannot do anything because it disconnects too fast.

ive reset, tried disc mode, deleted "damaged files" folder from ipod, tried different ports, cords, etc

any solutions?

 

[Sweeeet]

I'm Having The Same Problem

I took my ipod in and the Genius exchanged it for another ... same problem ...

hoping someone can come up with a solution... I'm not a happy camper!

 

[Sweeeet]

I found my solution!!!

I was just reading another forum and saw that someone had luck uninstalling ESET virus protection. I had installed that after I had upgraded to Snow Leopard and gotten the update to iTunes.

First I tried to disable the file scanning option in ESET and that did NOT work so I went ahead and uninstalled the software completely and low and behold my ipod worked just fine.... I can't tell you how many hours I have worked on this.

Two trips to the apple store for new iPods ... the first replacement had a defect.

hope this helps