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Charge FireWire iPods on sleeping Macs
Authored by: PanicRoom on Mar 07, '06 12:29:04PM

This is not technically correct. It should read "Charge FireWire iPods on SOME sleeping Macs". I have a 40GB iPod with click wheel which happily charges on my sleeping iBook but refuses when connected to my iMac (G5 with automatic light sensor). This took me by surprise too. I used to leave it plugged in and never realized that it wasn't charging. I checked the iPod manual and found the disclaimer near the back (under "charging your iPod"): SOME Macs are able to charge the iPod via FireWire when sleeping.

This is not an iPod problem (since it charges on the sleeping iBook). This inability to provide powered FireWire ports is, however, in my opinion a serious drawback with the G5 iMac.



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Charge FireWire iPods on sleeping Macs
Authored by: dsyzdek on Mar 07, '06 02:39:03PM

Both of my iPod Photos actually discharge their batteries when docked via FireWire to my sleeping iMac G3 500 (Flower Power).



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