iPod An older iPod Nano that won't sync to iTunes

Hi, gang!

I'm in a bit of a pickle, and was hoping I could gain some insight here.

In the past, I've been able to take a used iPod (my wife gave it to me when I got her a new Touch some years back) and sync to my own, separate iTunes account, and sync to my iTunes library.

Now, I'm trying to do the same with one that was a gift to my son from his grandma.

Only problem is, when I plug in the sync cable, nothing. No chime over the pc speakers indicating that iTunes recognizes that there's even a device at the other end.

Any ideas on correcting this?

That did it, child of mine