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judd · Jul 15, 2002, 06:48 PM

Hi there

Just wondering if any of you have managed to get an ipod working with a non firewire powerbook via the use of a PC card . I have a PB wallstreet 266 and would like to use it with an ipod. Do you think it is possible?

Thanks
Judd

spiky_dog · Jul 15, 2002, 09:59 PM

Yes. My roommate has exactly this combo. Apparently there's a special mode you can put the iPod into (search on the Apple Support forums -- that's where he found this info) which allows iTunes to see and update the iPod through the PC card FW adaptor.

Mithras · Jul 15, 2002, 10:35 PM

The card you want is the RATOC firewire PC Card. It has a little jack to plug in an optional AC power adaptor. I use it in my Wallstreet and can use the iPod and a bus-powered firewire drive without problems. The mess of dongles and cables means it's more of a desk-bound solution than a portable one, but it does work.

judd · Jul 16, 2002, 03:51 PM

Thanks alot for your help. That means I have no excuse to buy myself an ipod!