3rd Gen ipod question

rodneyjb · Nov 16th, 2006, 07:03 PM

Hi all..i have a 3rd gen ipod that came with firewire originally. I have a friend who wants to buy it but he uses windows...no firewire card. Is the 3rd gen ipod able to attach to a pc using the usb addon cable?

Any help would be great.

Thanks

Rod

djstp · Nov 16th, 2006, 07:35 PM

nope... only firewire..

usb only came into play on the 4th gens, and firewire got dropped on the 5th gens

UnleashedLive · Nov 16th, 2006, 07:39 PM

A USB adapter worked for me with my 3rd gen.

yoyo · Nov 16th, 2006, 08:35 PM

It worked for me as well but not for charging from the computer.

Jeremy Banks · Nov 16th, 2006, 09:06 PM

Wikipedia says the 3rd generation iPod supports USB for snycing music only, you'll need firewire to charge. Since it uses the dock connector, does anyone know of an adapter available that would allow it to charge with a plug?

CN · Nov 16th, 2006, 10:36 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Jeremy Banks
	Wikipedia says the 3rd generation iPod supports USB for snycing music only, you'll need firewire to charge. Since it uses the dock connector, does anyone know of an adapter available that would allow it to charge with a plug?

There used to be an Apple power brick that plugged into an outlet and then had a firewire connector (so you could attach a firewire to dock connector cable to charge your iPod from an outlet).

Here's one: http://cgi.ebay.ca/GENUINE-APPLE-iPo...QQcmdZViewItem

They may still sell them on the Apple site...

Chris · Nov 16th, 2006, 10:40 PM

I have a 3rd Gen iPod, and I use the firewire cable to charge it, but attach it to the usb cable that came with my daughters pink mini to synch it. You can't charge via the usb cable, but if you have the AC adapter, it isn't a problem.

Digital_Gary · Nov 17th, 2006, 09:14 AM

Or you can get one of theses cables. Has a dock connector, USB and FW. USB to your computer, FW to the power brick.

$39.00 for a new one.

irontree · Nov 17th, 2006, 09:37 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by CN
	There used to be an Apple power brick that plugged into an outlet and then had a firewire connector (so you could attach a firewire to dock connector cable to charge your iPod from an outlet). Here's one: http://cgi.ebay.ca/GENUINE-APPLE-iPo...QQcmdZViewItem They may still sell them on the Apple site...

I thought all 3rd gens came with wall chargers like this one. Mine did

..........? · Jun 23rd, 2007, 03:48 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by irontree
	I thought all 3rd gens came with wall chargers like this one. Mine did

yup all 3rd gen ipod came with a power adapter and so does first gen ipod mini. The power adapter was drop during 2nd gen ipod mini and 4th gen ipod.