Gir- what do you mean by "if you format it FAT for windows?"

And why would I need to? Shouldn't the iPod already be formated to work with the two systems? Just a little lost on this whole situation.

When the iPod is formatted on a Mac, it gets written with the OS X filesystem, which Windows can't read or write. When the iPod is formatted in Windows (as it's asking you to do),…

will it still work with itunes on the mac?

It worked fine on the iBook, iTunes and all. I formated it like said to FAT32 on the XP box. I then got a B&W battery image with (!) in triangle on the nano screen. I remove…

This is really getting stupid. I managed to restore the software on the Nano. When I restore the factory settings on the mac, it asks to be formated on the XP. When restore on X…

You need to set the iPod up on the Windows PC, using the supplied iPod Software Updater (or even better, the latest iPod Software Updater downloaded from the iPod + iTunes section…

analogika That seemed to have fixed it. It now works well with both platforms. Thanks for the walk through on this. I am a little dumber than I thought.

No, you're not. Glad it worked.

Even your nano hates windows. JK, just format it for windows and it will be readable by both platforms

I believe we'd got that far.

Great explanation, analogika. There's some reasonable confusion about what "formatted for Windows" means when talking about an iPod. It DOES NOT mean that the internal drive is f…

You must be cautious when considering a third party's extremely high rate claims; they ALL depend on having THEIR client hardware and thus you cannot reach those speeds with an Air…

Glenn, thanks for the words. I'm personally not concerned with range as I have a G5, my wife has the XP laptop. In fact, I may use the ethernet connection on the ABS. I also hav…

Yes, the Express will act as a range extender for an AirPort Base Station. Will it act as a repeater for an AirPort card? Good darn question! Sorry I can't help with that...I …

You still looking for help?

It may be formatted for PCs out of the box but you can just reformat it on your mac. It should behave normally since as far as I know the only difference is the logo on the back.

iPod = iPod. Marketed by HP makes it just slightly different in its packaging-and maybe it's preformatted for PCs. An iPod straight from Apple comes ready to set up with either p…

Yes it will work. But I couldn't stand having an iPod with the HP logo!

No offence to this *once* great forum, but the GUI action is right here mate: www.macthemes.net Repost your question in the forums...

Where do you live?

The land of apostrophe abuse....

Is there something in the water where I am, or is the OP NOT using English? I didn't understand the post at all.

Im with you ghporter, I didnt comprehend any of that.

I believe the poster is discussing the already discussed counterfeit iPod shuffle units - the packaging and design looks very similar but it is not the same.