Formatting Ipod
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- cubanhaze
hey how long does it take to format a 20GB ipod? been formatting for like 20mins and i cant wait anymore!
- rabattski0
depends on how you format it. if you're doing a real format (low level) where all the 1's are set to 0's than it'll take ages.
- cubanhaze0
i dunno im on a pc... i inserted the installation cd, plugged the pod and it just started by itself.... cannnt waiiit
- -kappa-0
As long as 20gig IDE drive would normally take..
- jamble0
mine only took about 5 mins to go through the whole re-formatting process.
- mogwai0
using firewire or USB2?
- cubanhaze0
im using firewire... Now 4 hours have gone by and its still formattin!! do i unplug it en retry?
- rabattski0
that for sure doesn't sound good. checked the manual?
- cubanhaze0
i unplugged and reformatted and this time it only took like 5 mins.
weird... anyway im f&%$ยท happy now!thx for ur responses