IPOD originally formatted for Windows...Now I have a IMAC

My IPOD color 30gb was originally formatted and worked on a PC. I now own a IMAC and have transfered the music over. The music plays fine on the IMAC in ITunes, it down loads to the IPOD, but no sound comes from the IPOD.
Do I need to reformat the IPOD hard drive to a MAC ITunes?

The music plays fine on the IMAC in ITunes, it down loads to the IPOD, but no sound comes from the IPOD.
It is nothing relates to which format of your iPod, as it could be a hardware problem of your iPod. See doing a Restore for your iPod on your iMac helps.
Doing a Restore for your iPod on a Mac, will therefore change the format from window to Mac

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i do not set to auto update. I see no real point in having 2 hard drives full of the same music. I have backed up my MP3s on 4 dvd's. I like to keep my hard drive clear for other projects.
There are tools to bring the songs back off the ipod. Maybe I'll let that run over night. The TV shows I purchased were on the windows machine. Maybe they will be lost forever.
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Are you connecting the iPod directly to the computer or through an usb hub .. if you are connecting through an usb hub .. try connecting the iPod directly.
Is the computer connected to a network or is it a stand alone ... if it is connected to a network try following the below article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499
Try using the iPod reset utility from a different port if that doesn't work try from a different computer.
If nothing helps, please take the iPod to the nearest Apple Store and they will let you know the further course.

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i just got my iPod a couple days ago used from best buy and hooked it up from my mac not aware that it was formatted for windows. when i try to restore my iPod it just freezes up my computer. do i really need it formatted for mac in order to get good performance?

Right. If you restored it in Windows the iPod will still be formatted for Windows.
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My iPod is formatted for Windows, why should I reformat it for Macintosh?

Hello everyone,
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I have a 30 GB ipod formatted for windows How can it be reformatted to work with my macbook?

This process will delete all songs in your iPod. (Sorry if I sound like some outcountry Helpdesk)
But you can transfer Windows iTunes library to your Macbook.
1. Connect to your Macbook, close iTunes if it opened up.
2. Open up Disk Utility, select Checksum CRC
3. Select your iPod icon.
4. Click on Erase tab
5. Select Mac OS X Journal format
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When it finishes, Itunes will launch and prompt for Restore, so just follow the prompts.
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Hi,
my ipod is formatted to Windows, but I now have a mac. Is there a way to change it, and what difference does it make?
Any help would be appreciated x

You can do it by restoring the iPod in iTunes. If you need some help getting the music over to the mac, here is an article that might help.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329
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