Charging Mac formatted iPod in a Windows PC — does it work?

[Lau]

I'm about to go and stay at my parents' house, and I wondered if I take my Mac formatted iPod (newest nano) and it's USB cable, will I be able to charge it in my dad's PC's USB port, or will it fail to recognise it and therefore fail to charge? I don't want to do anything else with it, just charge it.

Thanks.

 

[Nermal]

It'll definitely* charge over FireWire, and I can only assume that USB will work too.

*I'm using the newest full iPod, but I'm assuming that a Nano will work the same way.

 

[Lau]

That's good to know, thanks, Nermal. I was worried that if it didn't recognise it, it wouldn't charge it, but unless FireWire works very differently to USB, that sounds hopeful. Not that there's much I can do if it doesn't work, as my iBook's a bit of a big charger to lug down with me...

 

[Nermal]

Even though the new iPods don't support FireWire for synching, my old FireWire wall charger still works

 

[bozigle]

i'll do that all the time at work and it work like a breath with usb2
You get a message from Win that say somthing about the wrong format of the ipod... but at the end of the day your ipod is charged.
bozigle

 

[Lau]

Even though the new iPods don't support FireWire for synching, my old FireWire wall charger still works

I somewhat regret selling mine.

i'll do that all the time at work and it work like a breath with usb2
You get a message from Win that say somthing about the wrong format of the ipod... but at the end of the day your ipod is charged.
bozigle

Hard evidence! Fantastic, thanks, bozigle.

<runs off to catch plane>

Thanks guys!

 

[gekko513]

I<runs off to catch plane>

Have a nice flight!

 

[Lau]

Have a nice flight!

Thanks. I just looked on the website and I don't have to leave until 11. So you can all put up with me for another hour.

 

[EGT]

Here's hoping your flight wasn't grounded due to the fog!