glen, what can i say?! thank you so much for sending such a detailed email - it's apparent that it can be done but not as simple as reformatting the drive!!
the ipod i have is an older 1st generation 5gig machine. the one i have is actually a replacement, the original battery died after 5 months! apple to their credit got dhl to pick it up, it was away for two weeks and then they sent me a new one!. i'll plum for the 1.2.6 updater as i'm not using aac files as yet (only by accident as that's the default option in itunes 4... took me 3 cd's to figure that one out!). apatec cards being ordered up but i'm gonna test it with the pc here at work first (has a card in it already). i'll let you know how i get on. again, thanks for your help - owe you a beer! cheers, jake On 11/8/03 4:11 pm, "Glenn Schunemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jake, > > I have intimate knowledge of this procedure. Recently I headed a team > that specialized in the support of Apple's Windows products. The info > I'm providing depends somewhat on which iPod you have. The newest iPods > are supplied with both the PC and Mac versions of MP3 players (iTunes > and MusicMatch). The older versions of the iPod where formatted for > specific platforms and only had the type of software that the iPod was > formatted to work on. First, some precautions. > > If your iPod is serialized for Mac (older model formated HFS+) you will > have trouble getting support if you call Apple with an iPod that has > been converted from Mac to PC. Apple can see that your iPod started out > life as a Mac iPod. In theory, converting a Mac iPod for use with > Windows is not supported. Having said that, follow these steps: > > 1) You will need MP3 software. The only version that is supported is > MusicMatch. There are others such as F-pod and X Play, but I have had > many phone calls where 3rd party applications have fried an iPod's > firmware chip. Once that happens you will have voided your warranty and > you will have to pay to get your iPod fixed. Download MusicMatch 7.5 > free here: > > http://www.musicmatch.com/download/free/index.cgi?OEM=APPLE > > MusicMatch 8.0 is out there, but it may not work correctly with your > iPod. 7.5 is the only officially supported version at this time. > > 2) Next you will need the windows iPod Updater. It's available free > from Apple's download page. If you have an older (fatter) iPod (either > 5 or 10 GB models) you will need iPod Updater 1.2.6. Only problem with > 1.2.6 is that it doesn't work with AAC files, if that's important to > you. If you have a newer iPod (thinner) model (10, 15, or 30 GB) you > will need iPod Updater 1.3. Trust me on this: DO NOT run the 1.3 > updater on an older iPod model. You will KILL it for good and have to > send it in for repairs. ONLY run the 1.3 Updater on new model iPods! > And DO NOT run the 1.2.6 updater on a newer iPod! > > iPod Updater 1.2.6 (for older iPods): > > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120119 > > iPod Updater 1.3 (for newer iPods): > > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120236 > > 3) Finally, you will need a FireWire card. Don't waste your time with > anything other than Adaptec brand. Be sure not to get the Rev A of the > card (which are old news and hard to find), but all other Revs work > great in all the OSes that iPod is supported in (ME, 2K, and XP). There > are many other makers of the cards, but Adaptec is essentially > bulletproof. > > 4) The newer iPods support USB 2.0 on PCs. You need a special cable > from the Apple store to use it. > > 5) If you ever need to send in your iPod for repair you can set it up > through this website: > > https://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/index.html > > Officially, iPods are mail in repair only. You can usually take it to > an Apple store where they can do some cursory tests on it, but they > will eventually have to send it in if it needs repair. > > This is all the info you need to be iPoding on your PC in no time! > > On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 06:26 AM, jake williamson wrote: > >> real quick question (sorry to mention pc's on the list!), >> >> is it possible to make a mac ipod a pc ipod buy reformatting the drive >> for a >> pc? if that's the case, what software do i need to put toons on the >> ipod? >> >> thanks out there, >> >> jake >> >> >> -- >> G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives >> | >> -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! >> | >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> >> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> Using a Mac? 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