[G4] iPod and older iMac Firewire Challenge

[John Wilson]

 Try placing the iPod on top of the computer case. After approximately 50 minutes the CPU will sense the iPod and automatically link to and update all your iTunes files. Seriously though, Firewire cards are pretty cheap right now--$20 or so. Check out DealMac or the swap lists, eBay, etc. Your idea about using the Firewire port on a Firewire/USB external drive (at least I think that's what you're talking about) might work but I doubt it. If it does, make sure you post the results. Good luck, John Wilson


On Monday, March 03, 2003, at 03:41AM, John Miller <webaron at bayarea.net> wrote:

>Does anyone know how to connect a new iPod via Firewire to an older iMac
>which does not have a firewire port?
>
>One thought I had is to buy an external hard drive with both usb/firewire
>ports and try to connect the iPod that way.
>
>Any experience or ideas here are much appreciated.  Thanks.
>
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