How do you *really* charge the iPod through a FireWire port?
I've been used to my setup of having a laptop with a FireWire PC card (unpowered) to transfer files from my iPod to the laptop. To charge the iPod, I just hooked it up to the AC adapter. Now that I have a G4 tower with powered FireWire, I was wondering how to have the iPod charge through the FireWire port. I know it's automatic, but how can I get it to charge without constantly spinning? I don't want the life of the drive to be compromised, and I'm guessing a constant spin on the drive will drain the battery almost as fast as it will be charged thorugh the FireWire port.
Any way to charge the iPod through the computer without having the hard drive spinning constantly?
Any way to charge the iPod through the computer without having the hard drive spinning constantly?
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You're right though, having it spun up all the time can't do the drive's life any favours, and it doesn't seem to spin down when the drive is ejected (unlike my self-powered Firewire drive!).
<strong>you just unmount it from your dektop, but leave it plugged in.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I tried that. It still remains spinning constantly. That's not good for it. It charges, just like it should, but I don't want it to spin.
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I tried that. It still remains spinning constantly. That's not good for it. It charges, just like it should, but I don't want it to spin.</strong><hr></blockquote>
looks like you have to use the adapter...
As long as my computer doesn't try to access the disk, it doesn't spin up. If it's not mounted, but still plugged in, it doesn't spin...
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As long as my computer doesn't try to access the disk, it doesn't spin up. If it's not mounted, but still plugged in, it doesn't spin...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Xctly. mine spins down if I unmount it. what OS do you have, luca ?
[ 09-28-2002: Message edited by: Defiant ]</p>