Restoring factory settings via Firewire when the dock only comes with USB2?

I put this out under another similar thread, but it isn't getting noticed there. So I'll try it as a seperate thread.
When I originally got my Ipod I set it up to work using Windows as my Imac at that time was too slow. Since then I have upgraded to a Mac Mini. I have still been using and loading music to my Ipod using the original set up (Windows)on my Mini, with no problems. But, now I just downloaded some tunes from Itunes and when I go to put them in the Ipod I get a message saying some won't be loaded because your software is too old...update software (and "some" and "none" were synoymous). To do that I'd have to restore to factory settings..which is fine, I'll lose some of what I have in the Ipod, but I can reload it again. The problem is...when I try to Restore..it says "connect Ipod to firewire" (something like that). But this Ipod came with a dock which uses USB (probably USB2 actually). What do I do now?
Any ideas? Thx.
Falconer1
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Thanks, it was helpful documentation to let me know that my 20 G, touch wheel Ipod WITH dock connector... this from the documentation link you presented (thx again..it was useful)... "All iPod (touch wheel) models have a FireWire port cover. Scroll wheel models don't, and dock connector models don't have a FireWire port."
It always useful to me to know that I knew what I wasn't seeing.LOL So, if mine doesn't come with a firewire connector how am I supposed to connect it via firewire?
Still wondering...
Falconer1

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