On Oct 18, 2008, at 7:00 PM, Carol F. Bruml wrote: > If I attempt to dock it with my 1.67 GHz Aluminum PowerBook, using > the same > wire, it docks fine and shows up right away in Finder and iTunes. > Occasionally, I have to plug it in two or three times, though. Having to repeatedly plug and unplug the iPod to get the computer to recognize it is a tell-tale sign that the cable is bad. You *could* try one of these suggestions from Apple: iPod missing in iTunes and Mac desktop <http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1410> But, I suspect a new cable will remedy the problem. Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable <http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA591G/A?fnode=MTY1NDA0OQ&mco=NzcxNzE4 > Dale