Using a fire wire.

My ipod requires a fire wire to charge off the computer. Unfortunately, there are no ports on the computer HP Pavilion that will accept the fire wire plug in. They are made for USB connections. Is there an adaptor I can use to plug into the USB and then plug the fire wire connection in?

Just buy an AC wall adapter/charger that plugs in and gives you a standard Firewire output to charge Firewire devices. Apple sells them as do a number of third party vendors.
Cheers,
Patrick

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