Ipod Mini Reset

I have attempted to restore my Ipod mini to factory settings, now the display has an icon of an AC wall charger showing on it. This means I have to plug the Ipod into the wall charger to complete the Restore....PROBLEM, I do not have a wall charger...only the cradle with USB port which is pluged to my IMac - QUESTION: Is there any way to by pass this step without the wall charger ?
Thanks,
Clueless IPOD Owner.

Most iMacs have a 6-pin FireWire port; plug the iPod to your computer with a FireWire cable to complete the process. If your computer doesn't have a working FireWire port, you can use a car adaptor to complete the update process.
Early iMacs did not include FireWire ports, but Mac OS X 10.4 will not install on them without the use of XPostFacto.
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