Usb 2.0 update

[paddy]

Hi,
I'm running a 15" flat panel g4 imac and I want to buy a iPod Nano. My problem is that i need Usb 2.0 to run it which I don't have. Is there any way of updating my Usb 1.1 ports to 2.0? If not would it be possible to use a firewire cable on the iPod Nano?

 

[strider42]

Hi,
I'm running a 15" flat panel g4 imac and I want to buy a iPod Nano. My problem is that i need Usb 2.0 to run it which I don't have. Is there any way of updating my Usb 1.1 ports to 2.0? If not would it be possible to use a firewire cable on the iPod Nano?

there's no way to update your ports, sorry.

I notice though that the Nano is compatible witht he dock, whcih uses firewire. I think that would work. you could call up the apple store to confirm.

 

[jeremy.king]

This says its firewire compatible.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M9467G/A

 

[madmaxmedia]

The nano can also use USB 1, at least it seems this way. The spec page for the nano says USB 2 is 'recommended'.

There is a nano dock that only has a USB connection (no firewire)-

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...KHZtS/5.0.0.15.1.0.6.9.9.17.0.1.0.1.1.1.1.0.3

 

[Makosuke]

I'm pretty sure that anything that uses USB2 can also use USB1 (with the exception of things that require a constant transfer rate, like a CD burner or audio interface), so even if it weren't FireWire ready, which it apparently is, you could use it...

...you just wouldn't want to, since it'd be painfully slow--filling a 2GB iPod using a 1.5MB/s connection would take over 20 minutes at the theoretical minimum. That's why the original iPods were FireWire-only, and why the new ones are USB2-recommended.

 

[mduser63]

This says its firewire compatible.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M9467G/A

That's for the iPod mini dock, not the iPod nano dock. I hope Apple clarifies whether it will work with FireWire or not. They do say that it can charge via FireWire, so I wouldn't be too surprised if FireWire transfer works too.

 

[numanuma]

FireWire

Hi,
I'm running a 15" flat panel g4 imac and I want to buy a iPod Nano. My problem is that i need Usb 2.0 to run it which I don't have. Is there any way of updating my Usb 1.1 ports to 2.0? If not would it be possible to use a firewire cable on the iPod Nano?

Paddy the Firewire should work fine for you and if not... im sure theres an extension outt there for it... heres a link to the nano...
http://images.apple.com/ipodnano/

hope i could help...
regards