Anyway to format ipod for windows use using OS X

a friend of mine's ipod nano (windows formatted) froze while starting up, i tried everything restart, reset, etc.. finally I restored it it on my Mac :-/, everything is working well now. However there is one problem, is there a way to format/restore it for Windows use on my Mac ?.
Thanks.

Hello Eby,
is there a way to format/restore it for Windows use on my Mac ?.
Yes. Use *Disk Utility* to reformat the iPod as FAT32.
B-rock

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