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Hawkeye_a · Apr 25, 2002, 11:15 AM

im interested in getting one, the 5GB version. My question is this, can i have my music on it, and NOT have it on m Mac ? Connect it to the mac via FW and play the music off it ? and then unplug it and use it as a portable music player ?
i dont want to have a copy of my music on the iPod and my PBG4. I'd like to use the iPod as a music drive if you may. is that possible ?

Phanguye · Apr 25, 2002, 11:22 AM

no not unless there is some third party software out there that will let you do it

sirlexelot · Apr 25, 2002, 01:21 PM

Yes, you most certainly CAN do that, and don't tell him otherwise! All you have to do is sync the iPod to your computer once, get all your MP3s onto it, and then turn synching off. Then delete all the mp3s from your computer, and they'll stay on the iPod. When you get new ones on your computer, plug in your iPod, drag the mp3s onto it (in iTunes, not onto the icon on the desktop) watch them transfer, and delete them off your HD! That's it. VERY doable.

MacmanX · Apr 25, 2002, 02:51 PM

Yes, of course you can. Launch iTunes with you iPod plugged in, click the iPod preferences button at the bottom, and select "Manually manage songs and playlists". You can then just use it as a music hard drive, copying songs through iTunes then deleting them.

Cheers!

Todd Madson · Apr 25, 2002, 03:52 PM

I'm told, however, that the drive in the iPod isn't up to the task of
running continuously for hours and hours.

I love my iPod but I'm a little concerned.

When you run it via iTunes, doesn't it run the drive continuously?

Or does it allow it to stream 32megs, then play the 32 and stream
off the disk again?

I know it runs with the drive spinning part of the time when run
remotely, but I don't know about when docked with a Mac.

Nobody seems to be able to tell me and with the music cranked
you can't really hear the drive spinning.

Does it spin continuously or does it do what it does when operating seperate from the computer?

I'd like to delete my mp3 directory off my 80 gig drive myself....

G4ME · Apr 25, 2002, 08:47 PM

wow you are concered with 5 gigs of music with an 80 gig HD. I would invest inanother HD and leave out the head aches

AppleVoodoo · Apr 26, 2002, 02:37 PM

I am not sure if the drive stays active or not but I pretty much have my ipod plugged in all the time on the three different computers I travel to most - work, school, and home. (I just love that I can work on my homework anywhere as well as listen to all my music.) My Ipod doesn't seem to have any problems from being plugged in almost 10 hours a day. Where did you hear that there were problems with that?

AV

Phanguye · Apr 26, 2002, 02:55 PM

wait so... after you do this how can you play the mp3s in itunes?

phang

EDIT: Nevermind i figured it out... that is pretty sweet... sorry i misled you

[ 04-26-2002: Message edited by: Phanguye ]

segaslave · Apr 26, 2002, 05:20 PM

ok i dont have an ipod but as far as the HD goes its just a regular ole laptop drive id take a good guess at, the HD in my ibook is spun up day and night no problem, if the ipod had to load 32megs spin down and then spin back up for every 32meg chunk it would surely be worse, id only let it spin down if you know your not gonna touch it for an hour or more other wise id rather force it to stay spun up eheh.

oh from what i read you should Really buy it at compUSA(i hate them) and get the extended warranty... 30 bucks and your coverd for 2 years or something sounds totally worth it.

Originally posted by Todd Madson:
I'm told, however, that the drive in the iPod isn't up to the task of
running continuously for hours and hours.

I love my iPod but I'm a little concerned.

When you run it via iTunes, doesn't it run the drive continuously?

Or does it allow it to stream 32megs, then play the 32 and stream
off the disk again?

I know it runs with the drive spinning part of the time when run
remotely, but I don't know about when docked with a Mac.

Nobody seems to be able to tell me and with the music cranked
you can't really hear the drive spinning.

Does it spin continuously or does it do what it does when operating seperate from the computer?

I'd like to delete my mp3 directory off my 80 gig drive myself....

MacmanX · Apr 26, 2002, 07:58 PM

Originally posted by Phanguye:

EDIT: Nevermind i figured it out... that is pretty sweet... sorry i misled you

Phang, don't worry about it. You wouldn't believe how many TILs I had to go through to figure it out. It really should be better explained in the iTunes help.

Cheers!

Hawkeye_a · Apr 28, 2002, 04:25 PM

Thats it, i'm getting one

, now one last little question, im debating the 10GB version, and well i got a lot of music videos on my machine in MPG format, is it possible to use the iPod as both a music drive and an external HD at the same time ? i'd like to have my videos on it as well, and be able to watch them while plugged in.

Jerommeke · Apr 29, 2002, 10:05 AM

why the hack do you think playing on the ipod is turned off when connected to the computer for charging, and turned on when on the adapter?

FOR BEING ABLE TO PLAY SONGS ON THE COMPUTER FROM YOUR PODDIE

Apfhex · May 4, 2002, 12:04 AM

Originally posted by Hawkeye_a:
Thats it, i'm getting one

, now one last little question, im debating the 10GB version, and well i got a lot of music videos on my machine in MPG format, is it possible to use the iPod as both a music drive and an external HD at the same time ? i'd like to have my videos on it as well, and be able to watch them while plugged in.

Yes, of course. When you plug the Pod in, it will appear with all of your music in iTunes, and will also mount on the desktop, which is where you can put any files that you want (in fact, it comes with a copy of iTunes on it).