Jake,
First class lister to the rescue (where's my cape...?). Thanks for compliment. It's been awhile, but I'm pretty sure the info will still work. Run through it and let me know if you have any problems.
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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 Jun 18, 2004, at 4:51 AM, jake wrote:
a long while back (and i cant find this on the archives) a 1st class lister
posted me a great tutorial for converting a mac ipod to a pc ipod.
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