I found my old iPod (Scroll wheeled "dock connector" version) I tried to plug in to my itunes without success. Is there a way I can still use it to load some songs into? any help would be great. thanks in advance.
Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Is this is a 3rd gen iPod, with a touch wheel (not click wheel) and four separate touch botton in a row between the wheel and display? That model needs to have a FireWire connection to properly connect and charge. It has a dock connector like later models that work with USB, but the 3rd gen iPod can only charge using a FireWire connection.
Yes, you are correct. I still have the firewire cable. But it is not being recognized for some reason. not sure if it is a iTunes software issue or a MacOSX issure I am running an OS 10.6.8
So, your Mac has a FireWire 400 port (or a FireWire 800 port with an adapter), and you can using that FireWire docking cable to connect the iPod?
If so, what (if anything) does the iPod's display say or do when you connect it to FireWire?
My 3rd gen iPod still works fine on my Mac mini, with the latest OS and iTunes, so it should not be an issue with the OS or iTunes version.
ipod dock connector not recognized anymore
