how 2 transfer music to an ipod mini

[wizprincess246]

i jus bought an ipod mini and i seriously need help. 1st thin i did was put the ipod cd and it finished wateva it was supposed 2 do, then went to the itunes library and put in audio cds, it import into the library but wanted to transfer to my ipod. i clicked on edit>preferences>ipod tab,(cuz the getting started booklet told me 2 if i wanted to manually trasfer music 2 an ipod mini) but it sed no ipod connected...i checked several times to see if its not connected but it is and i dont no y they sed it wasnt....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[Lord of the Rings]

Check your connection & make sure the iPod is turned on. For further info, an iPod tutorial & forum link, see the Sticky at the top of this section about iPods & iTunes.

[Only A Hobo]

It would be a help to know exactly what computer Os etc you are using. If you visit the Apple iPod pages there is an endless list of problems mainly with the 4GB mini. I personally think there are compatibility problems with certain machines. Mine is a reasonably old Mac G3. Apple do not seem to recognise a problem. I'm no expert, but I have a 20 GB iPod which works perfectly, and a 4GB mini which will work on a modern iBook, but not on the G3. I don't know the answers, and to my knowledge I am not alone!

If You are using Windoze, I am under the impression that it might be a good idea to restore the iPod, following the instructions on the Apple.com site, as I am informed by the good people at Apple, who have recieved a lot of phone calls from me, that the iPods leave the factory configured for Macs.

The operating instructions for iPods are imho terrible, But try and be more specific about your problem, and if you cannot find the answer in the places mentioned, someone here might have some ideas....