Can you convert Ipod drives into Fat32?

[Byte]

Anyone?

 

[diskop]

Should be possible as it's a hard drive.

 

[hoihtah]

i was just thinking about this last night.
i'm sure someone else has already come up with a solution.

 

[mpitts]

In 2K/XP, I would assume you connect it to the machine and make sure it works properly, then go into Disk Management and partiton/format.

Just be careful. You could kill your iPod by repartitioning.

 

[hoihtah]

on a separate note...
besides rio, what are some of the other HD driven mp3 players?

any other with firewire or usb2?

 

[Rallispec]

you're not worried about this damaging your ipod?

 

[Byte]

too late my hard drive crashed in 2 days, i didn't even do anything with it yet!!!!

 

[Pooteh]

Originally posted by: hoihtah
on a separate note...
besides rio, what are some of the other HD driven mp3 players?

any other with firewire or usb2?

theres one other called archos. but none are small and easy to use as an ipod yet

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Byte
too late my hard drive crashed in 2 days, i didn't even do anything with it yet!!!!

maybe you should send it back

 

[LarryJoe]

Check out these forums for tons of info on the Ipod with Windows. You are better off leaving it formatted for the Mac and using Xplay with the PC. This way it will always work on both platforms. If you go fat32, good luck ever getting it back to Mac format.

I have been researching this for a while and am pretty sure I am going to go with the 20GB Mac versions and use Xplay with XP. The Windows version of the Ipod is 3 weeks away, so I think I will keep researching for another week or so.

LJ

 

[LarryJoe]

According to the apple store, the windows version ships in 3 weeks. The mac version ships immediately.

 

[Byte]

i got it from amazon, so they already sent me another one, i just have to send my bad one back.

 

[NeoMadHatter]

Originally posted by: LarryJoe
According to the apple store, the windows version ships in 3 weeks. The mac version ships immediately.

the windows ones seem to be shipping now. although the apple site is not updated to the schedule. well at least those ordered in july are shipping according to most people's orders. i'm going to order mine in the coming days.

 

[LarryJoe]

Are you going to get a Windows or Mac version?