Using iPods with 4-pin Firewire

ftaok · Feb 28, 2005, 09:50 AM

Hi y'all,

I was thinking about picking up an new iPod mini for my wife and was wondering if they are compatible with 4-pin Firewire. My wife's Dell has a 4-pin port, but no 6-pin. This wouldn't be a problem if she had USB2, but she don't.

Anyone have an iPod working with 4-pin FW?

ftaok

Logik · Feb 28, 2005, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ftaok

Hi y'all,

I was thinking about picking up an new iPod mini for my wife and was wondering if they are compatible with 4-pin Firewire. My wife's Dell has a 4-pin port, but no 6-pin. This wouldn't be a problem if she had USB2, but she don't.

Anyone have an iPod working with 4-pin FW?

ftaok

my 3G 20gig came with a 6 pin to 4 pin adapter plug. i'd imagine that would be fine. however remember that most iPods do not come with firewire anymore, which means you'll need to buy that firewire cable separate. At least double check to make sure you know what is in the box, then order accordingly, the cable may not include the 6-to-4 pin adapter either, so that could be extra as well. just check before you order expecting to find a firewire cable in the box.

grapes911 · Feb 28, 2005, 10:06 AM

If you use an adapter, this should work fine for tansfers. 4-pin firewire will not however charge the ipod.

ftaok · Feb 28, 2005, 11:31 AM

Thanks.

I did notice that the new iPods will work with USB 1, which my wife's Dell does have. So I guess I could get the Firewire cable and adapter for syncing, and use the included USB cable for charging. It's a little kludgy, but I guess it'll do until we get her a Mac.

ClarkeB · Feb 28, 2005, 11:47 AM

USB 1.1

ahhh!

it would take absolutely forever to transfer over a 1.1 connection...

ftaok · Feb 28, 2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ClarkeB

USB 1.1

ahhh!

it would take absolutely forever to transfer over a 1.1 connection...

Yes it would. That's why I said that I would end up using the 4-pin FW for transfers and the USB1 for charging.

BTW, to anyone still reading ... I couldn't find the 6-pin to 4-pin adapter on Apple's site. I guess any old 4-pin/6-pin adapter could work, but a white one would match better.

I better do a little more research.

ChrisBrightwell · Feb 28, 2005, 03:57 PM

For the price of a good firewire cable and adapter, you could probably pick up a USB2 PCMCIA card.

CompUSA has a FW/USB2 combo PC card for $80.

raggedjimmi · Feb 28, 2005, 04:19 PM

its probably already been said but 4-pin Firewire does not charge the 'pod.

huge pain back when i had my laptop with 4 pin and i tried looking for a few songs on my iPod using XP's search. because of the speed of the pods HD and the fact it was spun up for so long the battery was almost dead.

copying music across kills it too. just be nice to it

ChrisFromCanada · Feb 28, 2005, 04:21 PM

The 6 pin to 4 pin used to come with iPods, I have one. They're probably $5 at a place like CompUSA.

ftaok · Feb 28, 2005, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisBrightwell

For the price of a good firewire cable and adapter, you could probably pick up a USB2 PCMCIA card.

CompUSA has a FW/USB2 combo PC card for $80.

I had thought of that, but the problem is that one of the 2 PC Cards slots is taken by the 802.11g card. Adding a FW/USB2 PC Card will not really fit.

Feb 28, 2005, 09:50 AM	#1
ftaok macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Coast	Using iPods with 4-pin Firewire Hi y'all, I was thinking about picking up an new iPod mini for my wife and was wondering if they are compatible with 4-pin Firewire. My wife's Dell has a 4-pin port, but no 6-pin. This wouldn't be a problem if she had USB2, but she don't. Anyone have an iPod working with 4-pin FW? ftaok

Feb 28, 2005, 11:47 AM	#5
ClarkeB macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2005	USB 1.1 ahhh! it would take absolutely forever to transfer over a 1.1 connection... __________________ iMac G5/20 inch/1.8 GHz G5/1GB/250GB Powerbook G4/12 inch/1.5GHz G4/768MB/100GB iPod 3G/10GB iPod 4G/20GB iPod shuffle 1G/512MB

Feb 28, 2005, 03:57 PM	#7
ChrisBrightwell macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Huntsville, AL	For the price of a good firewire cable and adapter, you could probably pick up a USB2 PCMCIA card. CompUSA has a FW/USB2 combo PC card for $80. __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." 15" MacBook Pro (2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD) Canon 50D (10-22, 24-70, 50/1.4, 70-200/2.8)

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raggedjimmi macrumors 604 Join Date: Jan 2005	its probably already been said but 4-pin Firewire does not charge the 'pod. huge pain back when i had my laptop with 4 pin and i tried looking for a few songs on my iPod using XP's search. because of the speed of the pods HD and the fact it was spun up for so long the battery was almost dead. copying music across kills it too. just be nice to it __________________ www.bossbaddie.com

Feb 28, 2005, 04:21 PM	#9
ChrisFromCanada macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario (CANADA)	The 6 pin to 4 pin used to come with iPods, I have one. They're probably $5 at a place like CompUSA. __________________ Powermac G5 - Dual 2.5 GHz SR Macbook Pro - 2.2GHz Xbox 360 30GB iPod Video Sony DCR-PC105

Feb 28, 2005, 10:06 AM	#3
grapes911 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East Fallowfield, PA	If you use an adapter, this should work fine for tansfers. 4-pin firewire will not however charge the ipod.

Feb 28, 2005, 11:31 AM	#4
ftaok Thread Starter macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Coast	Thanks. I did notice that the new iPods will work with USB 1, which my wife's Dell does have. So I guess I could get the Firewire cable and adapter for syncing, and use the included USB cable for charging. It's a little kludgy, but I guess it'll do until we get her a Mac.

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