[X4U] iPod, PC, & FW or USB 2.0

[Philip J Robar]

On Dec 25, 2004, at 6:47 PM, Spoolman Nancy wrote:

> Our son received an iPod (20 GB) for Christmas. He has a PC.   :(   
> Unfortunately, I didn't bother to open the package or read that a 2.0 
> USB port or FW port was needed. I found an older firewire card that 
> someone had given me. I installed it, but obviously it doesn't have 
> enough umph to power the iPod. It recognizes that the iPod is 
> connected, except in the preferences of iTunes.


FireWire cards usually have a place to connect a power cable so that 
they can provide power to external devices. (Mine has a floppy drive 
type power connector.)  Does yours and have you hooked it up?


Phil