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I own a 20Gb 3rd gen iPod which I have formatted and working on my Windows laptop.
I just got my iMac G3 DV 400MHz set up with Panther installed and transferred all my documents from my Windows laptop, and then tried to change my iPod to Mac format.
From what I have found out, all I need to do is connect via Firewire to iMac, run iPod updater and use Restore, and it will format as a Mac iPod, then run iTunes to get music on.
However, when I plug it in using Firewire, it does not come up on the Mac, and the iPod updater freezes when opened. The iPod's hard drive sounds like it is failing to spin up, and all I can hear is clicking. I tried re-downloading the iPod updater, but the same thing happens.
I have also tried the iPod in disk mode, opening the updater and then connecting iPod and using the other firewire port, but it doesn't work. It would seem like the firewire port is not supplying enough power to spin up the hard drive, but my 40GB 2.5" firewire ext. HDD works fine (powered by FW), as does my 3.5" 200GB drive.
The iPod has had a new hard drive installed just a few months ago, and it works perfectly on my Windows laptop (via USB). I tried connecting to USB on my iMac and it finds the iPod and mounts it OK, but I can't use the iPod updater to restore, as it says it requires Firewire.
Does anybody know of a solution to this?
I am annoyed now, because I have to copy my music to an external HDD and sync using my Windows laptop to use my iPod
I just got my iMac G3 DV 400MHz set up with Panther installed and transferred all my documents from my Windows laptop, and then tried to change my iPod to Mac format.
From what I have found out, all I need to do is connect via Firewire to iMac, run iPod updater and use Restore, and it will format as a Mac iPod, then run iTunes to get music on.
However, when I plug it in using Firewire, it does not come up on the Mac, and the iPod updater freezes when opened. The iPod's hard drive sounds like it is failing to spin up, and all I can hear is clicking. I tried re-downloading the iPod updater, but the same thing happens.
I have also tried the iPod in disk mode, opening the updater and then connecting iPod and using the other firewire port, but it doesn't work. It would seem like the firewire port is not supplying enough power to spin up the hard drive, but my 40GB 2.5" firewire ext. HDD works fine (powered by FW), as does my 3.5" 200GB drive.
The iPod has had a new hard drive installed just a few months ago, and it works perfectly on my Windows laptop (via USB). I tried connecting to USB on my iMac and it finds the iPod and mounts it OK, but I can't use the iPod updater to restore, as it says it requires Firewire.
Does anybody know of a solution to this?
I am annoyed now, because I have to copy my music to an external HDD and sync using my Windows laptop to use my iPod