Uh oh - iPod wont connect
Ok, so I got a 10GB Mac formatted iPod off ebay, and am using xPlay 1.1 on Windows XP. I successfully loaded a few hundred songs, no prob.
Then, dummy that I am, I use the xPlay update/restore function. It downloads software, installs, tells me to disconnect/reconnect the iPod to complete.
Now, the iPod won't connect and I can't use it at all. Upon power up, I get the Apple logo, and then a picture of a firewire cable with an arrow, presumably telling me to plug it in.
Of course I do, and no change. The iPod powers down a few seconds later.
I've tried resetting (menu/play) and tried getting into diagnostic mode with no success.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
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tintin] at [2007-11-9 11:44:50]
# 1 Re: Uh oh - iPod wont connect
Well, guess what!
I disconnected the iPod, and plugged it into the AC charger. Lo and behold, the Apple logo appeared, along with a progress bar at the bottom - it made it's way across, and it powered on to the language selection screen (i.e. reset).
All my data was gone, but the iPod works!
I don't think I'm getting power from my Firewire card - it is a 6 pin of course, and has a socket for an 'external' 12v power supply, which I'm using (from the power supply). The card has jumpers to select between the external power and PCI power supplies.
I think it is on PCI, should this cause a problem? I don't think it's getting the power it needs to charge.
tintin at 2007-11-15 14:18:09 >
# 2 Re: Uh oh - iPod wont connect
Hey tintin:
Yeah, the iPod needs power to complete a restore. So when you see the firewire plug icon you have to plug it into a either a powered card or the AC adaptor--but you already figured that out I guess. ;)
Regarding your card, it should be able to be powered if it has a 12v power supply connection.
Something else you can do if it has 2 firewire ports on it is get a second cable, connect it to the AC Adaptor and plug that into the wall. Then when you plug in your iPod it'll get powered.
Adam
# 3 Re: Uh oh - iPod wont connect
Well, as it turns out, the jumpers on the card were set to 'external' power. Even though I had a cable from the power supply to the card, it wasn't working.
So, I changed the jumpers to 'internal' or PCI power - now the iPod charges from the cable :)
In fact, I restored the iPod to Windows 1.2.6 or whatever - I don't have a current Mac with firewire, and thought that maybe, just maybe, having it formatted as Windows would improve performance in copying. I think it did - I'm moving 7 GB of pictures onto the drive as a backup (4000 photos of my 18 month old daughter) and the copy seems to be faster.
All problems solved!
tintin at 2007-11-15 14:20:20 >
