Convert from firewire to USB ???

I have a 1st gen 20gb ipod which i bought 3 years ago. My problem is that it is very slow to synchronise from pc to ipod and to update will take up to 50 mins. I have taken this for granted until I bought a nano for my wife and saw how fast this synchronises (I know its only a 4gb but I only have my ipod half full)
The orginal ipods came with firewire connection only and i am wanting to know if it is possible to get a connector to allow me to use my much faster usb 2 port in an attempt to speed up the painfully slow process.
Can anyone help with this please
Cheers
Any
Windows XP

"I charge it via the mains lead and not via pc."
But still, the iPod needs extra power when it's connected to the PC, because the HD would empty the battery within minutes.
"Is there any other way of making the synch faster ??"
If you are already at the latest firmware version (v1.5), I'd say there isn't any, since, in that case, it must be the iPods hardware, which is unable to go any faster.
After all, your iPod is 3 years old...

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