>The other thing you can do is put the iPod into Firewire mode, but the >only problem with this method is that when copying files to the iPod >you are using the iPods internal battery. > >Phil Do you mean that the iPod itself would provide bus power to the enclosure? That's pretty cool. Hadn't occurred to me. I suppose the same would be true of any drive that supplied its own power, whether it be wall or battery, right? Ivan.