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Formatting options can render an iPod useless
Authored by: risc on Oct 24, '03 04:52:59PM

Actually, after the formatting of the iPod, try forcing the iPod to boot into FireWire mode (See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60943). As long as you keep the drive mounted and run the 1.2.6 and 1.33 FW updaters, you should be good to go (as was the case for me with a 1st gen 5GB iPod that was experiencing a failed HD scan).

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Matt



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Formatting options can render an iPod useless
Authored by: tumble45 on Jul 01, '05 12:06:18AM

ok another idiot here.
so i can see the ipod/drive F: and the icon on the ipod is the FW icon.
now i need to run an updater.
I just need to find an older version of the updaters.
right?

when I run the updater i get this error
"Updater can't install firmware on connected iPod. the iPod's hardware and the Updater firmware are not compatible"
ugh
is there some windows program that will format drives to Use Mac OS Extended format (HFS Plus)
I'm assuming because it is formated to FAT32 I am having this problem.

thanks
joe



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