On Sep 22, 2008, at 7:41 PM, Simon Royal wrote:
> > Chuck > > Yes it is actually a Pioneer 112D in a 5.25" external firewire case > with its own 'walled' power supply and on and off switch on the case. > > With the iPod hooked up and the writer switched on at the wall and > not the unit, the iPod will charge and not mount. > > With the iPod hooked up and the writer on at wall and on at unit > then the iPod will mount and work fine. > > Simon > > --- www.simonroyal.co.uk and www.nmug.org.uk (sent using Nokia E71) > O.K ----> SWAG [Scientific WildA** Guess], based on 35+ years of fiddling with Micro Computers. The Wall wart being on, is powering the External case internal power connections, hence the power availability for the iPod. The Case switch is turning on/off the DVD drive itself and the interface circuitry, hence the ability for the computer to then 'see' the iPod. It may not be a correct guess, but it does fit what's been describe, and is thus useful for future planning, unless other quirks show up. [Probably just what you have already concluded, but it is sometimes helpful to have a second opinion.] Chuck D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
