[iTunes] Gen 1 iPod vs Windows PC?

[Christopher Radulich]

Do not know if this will work on the original ipod

Q: 	Can I convert a Mac iPod to a Windows iPod or vice versa?

A: 	Yes. You can convert either format iPod to the other.

To convert a Windows iPod into a Mac iPod, just download iPod Software 
Updater 1.3.1 (1st & 2nd gen.) for Mac OS X. Download Software Updater 
2.1 for 3rd gen. iPods. Once the appropriate Updater has been installed 
onto your Mac, run it while your Windows iPod is connected to the 
FireWire port on the Mac. Be sure to select "Restore" instead of 
"Update".

To convert a Mac iPod into a Windows iPod, connect the Mac iPod to the 
FireWire port on your PC and then run the Windows 1.3 iPod Updater (or 
2.1 Updater for 3rd gen iPods), selecting "Restore".

NOTE: Running Restore from the iPod Updater reformats your iPod's HDD 
and will therefore delete all the MP3s stored there - make sure the 
MP3s you want to keep are saved elsewhere, like on your computer. 
Performing a conversion may violate your iPod's warranty and/or Apple 
will not give you any support for your iPod after having converted it.

On Sunday, December 12, 2004, at 11:59  AM, Mark O'Brien wrote:

> Wasn't there also a requirement that earlier iPods be formatted 
> differently
> for Windows?
>
> On 12/12/04 11:55 AM, "Christopher Radulich" <cradulic at optonline.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> They need a firewire card for about $11.00
>>
>> one example http://store.yahoo.com/buyextras/firewirecards.html
>>
>> VIA Chipset 4-Port IEEE 1394 Firewire PCI Card
>>
>>
>>
>> The IEEE 1394, so-called FireWire allows users to connect up to 63
>> devices, whose specification calls for 100, 200 and 400 Mbits/sec.
>> Transfer rate. It supports hot swapping, multiple speeds on the same
>> bus and isochronous data transfer, which guarantees bandwidth for
>> multimedia operations. It is perfectly for truly universal connection
>> for almost any consumer, computer or peripherals applications like
>> digital cameras and other video devices.
>>
>>      * Product: Brand New
>>      * Note: Plug-n-Play. No driver is required for Windows ME, 2000, 
>> XP
>> and Mac OS 8.6.1 or Above. Windows 98/98SE are not recommended.
>> Firewire cable is optional.
>>      * Additional power adapter design, Enhance power supple from the 
>> PC
>>      * Compliant with 1394 Open HCI Spec. with DMA engine support high
>> Performance serial Bus
>>      * Supports PCI2.2 Host Interface
>>      * Supports 100/200/400 Mbit/sec transmission Supports hot swap,
>> Plug & Play functions
>>      * Supports IEEE 1394 transfer rates of 100/200/400 Mbps
>>      * IEEE 1394-1995 compliant and compatible with proposal 1394A
>>      * VIA VT 6306 chipset
>>      * 1394 Version A
>>      * Meet all OHCI and 1394A requirements
>>      * Supports PC99 ACPI Compliant
>>      * P1394 connector
>>      * 3 External and 1 Internal Ports
>>      * Compliant with PCI specifications Rev 2.2
>>      * Supports Plug and Play specifications
>>      * Implements a 32-bit PCI address-data path
>>      * Provides PCI address-data parity checking
>>      * Performs functions of 1394 cycle master
>>      * Generates 32-bit CRC checking on reception
>>      * Provides three size-programmable FIFO
>>      * Operates form 3.3 Volt power while maintaining 5 volt tolerant
>> input
>>      * Provides PCI bus master function for read-write access of
>> internal registers
>>      * Supports DMA transfers between 1394 and local bus RAM, ROM, AUX
>> or ZV
>>      * 1 Year Warranty
>>
>> On Sunday, December 12, 2004, at 04:19  AM, Al Byrne wrote:
>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> I have an original iPod (the first series - 5gB). It has only a
>>> firewire
>>> connector. For a couple of years I have been sporadically trying to
>>> unload
>>> it onto various unsuspecting friends.
>>>
>>> With the immense popularity of iPods as gifts this season, many of my
>>> friends with teenage kids are now seriously asking if the unit is
>>> compatible
>>> with their Windows PC's. I'm guessing that they are unlikely to have
>>> firewire available, so my question is: is there some way to use the
>>> old iPod
>>> with a Windows PC?
>>>
>>> ajb
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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