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I am buying an I-Pod, but do i need firewire or USB2 port to use it? I dont have either of these. My OS is Windows XP. Its a year old pc. Everything should be ok but Can i upload mp3s to the I-Pod without Firewire or a USB2 port?
Thanks, Dan.

― Cowboy Dan, Monday, 1 December 2003 19:40 (twenty-two years ago)

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― RJG (RJG), Monday, 1 December 2003 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

It sounds like you have a short in your flux capacitor. Send me your iPod and I can fix it. Include $15 for shipping and handling.

― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Monday, 1 December 2003 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I think that you need either a firewire or USB 2.0 port in order to hook it up to your comp.. isnt that what it states in the requirements?

― nothingleft (nothingleft), Monday, 1 December 2003 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm surprised that a year-old PC doesn't have Firewire. Are you sure? If you really don't have it, you'll need to buy a FIREWIRE CARD. Get whichever brand the guys at the store recommend for your kind of computer (make sure you tell them you're running Windows XP). It shouldn't be too expensive.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 1 December 2003 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

my year old computer running xp only has usb 1.1 and i've been using a 3rd gen ipod with no problems and the transfer speeds are quite fast. maybe i'm just lucky, though.

i do all my updating manually and only add a few files at a time. if
you want to fill the ipod up in one shot, it may well take a long time.

you'll need to buy an ipod dock connector cable for connections to usb2.o and firewire for about $20. a firewire card is probably only $40-50, so it may be better to go that way.

― bz (bryan zuraw), Monday, 1 December 2003 20:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm using a firewire card in my wireless slot and it works spiffy.

― BrianB, Monday, 1 December 2003 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Dean Gulberry, that cracked me up.

Dan, I got confused about this too, and here's what I found out: your PC has an equivalent to a Firewire input that's called something like the ie1134 port or something... and the iPods for windows come with a little adapter that let you use it the same way a Firewire port works. If you look around on Google a little bit you'll find some references to this type of port, and your computer almost definitely has it, especially since it's not that old.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Monday, 1 December 2003 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I just wish I could fucking afford an iPod.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 01:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I can afford one!

I just can't decide if I need one or not.

― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a first-generation I-pod. it's only 5GB, which kind of sucks. However, I like the design better than the new version. My scroll wheel actually turns, and there are no buttons.

― Debito (Debito), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

it's 1394

look around a bit for info on firewire card compatibility - i think there is some info somewhere at ephpod. apparently not all chipsets on the f.w. cards work so hot with the ipods (?)

― ron (ron), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Or send me $12; I've got a manual for this type of thing.

― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.ephpod.com/faq.html

― ron (ron), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks for all your help. I'll read up and maybe buy everything tomorrow lunchtime if I get the chance.

― cowboy dan, Tuesday, 2 December 2003 02:26 (twenty-two years ago)

four months pass...

i dont know whats going on, i tunes keeps asking me that it needs to be set as the default player and whenever i insert a disk, the tracks dont show up....

― , Sunday, 4 April 2004 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

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