When you plug in your iPod Classic using its USB cord, it should appear as a removable disk drive at your PC's My Computer or Computer section. However, on some occasions the PC may not recognize the ...

You either need a PC with a FireWire (400) port or the USB 2.0 sync cable. The advantage of the FW method is that it charges the iPod.

Several users are affected by an issue where iTunes crashes shortly after connecting an iPod. MacFixIt reader Rory Cooney summarizes the problem: "Longtime users of iPods of various pedigree and size, ...