Using Old First Generation Firewire iPod With Laptop USB
I was hoping that someone could help me out here.
I have an old 1st generation iPod that I bought back in 2003. It holds 10G. It used the Firewire cable, but now I have a Dell Inspiron laptop that has only USB. I tried to plug in this iPod using a USB/Firewire hub, but the device is not recognized by iTunes and furthermore, the iPod does not seem to respond with the "Do Not Disconnect" message. It seems like there's no communication at all. My questions are the following:
1) Can a 1st generation iPod be recognized in iTunes?
2) Can I use a USB/Firewire hub to connect my iPod to the USB?
I really don't want this 1st generation iPod to go to waste! I hope I can still use it with up-to-date technology.
Anyone care to lend me some assistance as to what I can do to make it work with USB?
Thanks a lot for your support.
Dell Inspiron B120 Windows XP 1st Generation iPod
A firewire iPod isn't going to work with USB so you
can drop that idea. However, your notebook has a PC
Card slot, right? If so, you should be able to find a
FireWire PC Card which will let you sync your iPod
with the notebook.
Thank you Chris and dwb. Your feedback is very valuable. Chris, thanks for reassuring me that iTunes will still recognize my OOLLLDDD iPod. Dwb, thanks for referring me to the PCMCIA Firewire card.
Take care.
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