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My iPod updates real slow...

Discussion in 'Off Topic [BG]' started by Tyler Hole, Aug 11, 2005.


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  1. Aug 11, 2005 #1
    Tyler Hole

    Tyler Hole

    Dec 14, 2002
    San Luis Obispo, California
    It's a 3rd gen, 15gig iPod. I just took 2 hours 20minutes to put 1,458 songs onto it. I've known people have around 4,000 songs and take alot less longer than that to update. It's the same no matter which USB port I plug it into.

    My comp's specs:
    Intel P4 1.6ghz
    1024mb SD RAM
    Radeon 9600 Pro

    It's a 3-4 year old Dell. My friend has one about the same age and his updates 10times quicker.

    I got the newest version of iTunes (running Windows XP) and the newest iPod software. I got one of those Dock Connector to USB + FireWire cables and the iPod works perfectly as well as my computer.

    Anyone have any idea as to why it is updating so slowly?

    Thanks,
    Tyler
     
  5. Aug 11, 2005 #2
    GetLow

    GetLow

    May 31, 2005
    Orlando/Coral Springs, Fl
    were you running any other programs at the time? though you do have plenty of ram... i'm at a loss...
     
  10. Aug 11, 2005 #3
    Ívar Þórólfsson

    Ívar Þórólfsson Mmmmmm... Supporting Member

    Apr 9, 2001
    Kopavogur, Iceland
    I might know why....

    Find out if the USB port on your computer is v.1.1 or v.2

    There is a HUGE speed difference between the two of them.

    Seeing your computer is 3-4 years old, there´s every chance that you´ve got USB 1.1

    USB 1.1 transfer rate = 12Mb/sec
    USB 2.0 transfer rate = 480Mb/sec

    That is of course theoretical maximum transfer rate.
     
  14. Aug 11, 2005 #4
    Only

    Only

    Sep 8, 2002
    Warrensburg, MO
    I'd guess your USB port is USB 1.1 and your friend's is 2.0.

    Buy a USB card and it will be 2.0, and things will go faster...Assuming that this is your problem.

    EDIT: Beaten by Ívar, curse my slow connection!
     
  18. Aug 11, 2005 #5
    Selta

    Selta

    Feb 6, 2002
    Pacific Northwet
    Total fanboi of: Fractal Audio, AudiKinesis Cabs, Dingwall basses
    Well, if yours is USB v1.1 instead of 2.0 or something, there can be a signifigant difference in the time it'll take for the transfer of songs to occur.
    Also, in some system's BIOS, you can select your USB to be fullspeed or HIspeed. I'd say go into yours and see if it has that option, and see which is selected. HIspeed is 40X faster than fullspeed.
    Lastly, the same thing happened to my 3rd Gen 10GB iPod... after a couple of weeks, the harddrive in it went bad. If you happen to be under warranty, or have the couple of bucks to have it checked out, I suggest that you do. If it's still under warranty they'll fix it for free... if not, you might as well expect to buy a new one (IIRC it was a $100 parts + labor to fix). And no, there's no real alternative to it, even though there's a few places out there that will put a new drive in, it'll be ~$100 at least.
    I hope it's not that though, and that you get whatever's wrong solved quickly :).

    -Ray

    Edit: lets see how many people say the 1.1 vs 2.0 thing, eh? :p
     
  22. Aug 11, 2005 #6
    Marlat

    Marlat

    Sep 17, 2002
    London UK
    iPods pretty much reflect their owner....if the iPod is slow then....

    :D
     
  26. Aug 11, 2005 #7
    Ívar Þórólfsson

    Ívar Þórólfsson Mmmmmm... Supporting Member

    Apr 9, 2001
    Kopavogur, Iceland
    Muhahahaha!
     
  31. Aug 11, 2005 #8
    Figjam

    Figjam

    Aug 5, 2003
    Boston, MA
    you have to use usb2 to go fast
     
  35. Aug 11, 2005 #9
    Tyler Hole

    Tyler Hole

    Dec 14, 2002
    San Luis Obispo, California
    How exactly do you check to see if its a 1.1 or 2.0? I'm going to try out that BIOS thing you recommend. The iPod actually has always done this since I got it, I just today had nothing else to do when updating it so I got really annoyed and frustrated. I wouldn't think that the harddrive on it is bad at all because it runs perfectly fine and doesn't hang up at all when I'm using it.

    My friend said he might have a 2.0 USB that I could use if in fact it is a 1.1 that I have (which is might be from the sounds of it).
     
  39. Aug 11, 2005 #10
    Tom Crofts

    Tom Crofts

    Mar 15, 2001
    Buy a Firewire card.

    Do it.
     
  43. Aug 11, 2005 #11
    Marlat

    Marlat

    Sep 17, 2002
    London UK
    Your device manager in WinXP should tell you which version your USB ports are.
     
  47. Aug 11, 2005 #12
    Nick man

    Nick man

    Apr 7, 2002
    Tampa Bay
    Tom has the right idea.
     
  51. Aug 11, 2005 #13
    Tom Crofts

    Tom Crofts

    Mar 15, 2001
    You knows it.
     
  55. Aug 12, 2005 #14
    Tyler Hole

    Tyler Hole

    Dec 14, 2002
    San Luis Obispo, California
    I just got a USB 2.0/Firewire PCI Card off of eBay, so now I can take 20minutes to update my iPod instead of 2 hours 20minutes.

    Thanks for helping me figure out the problem :)

    -Tyler
     
  59. Aug 12, 2005 #15
    Nick man

    Nick man

    Apr 7, 2002
    Tampa Bay
    Yay.
     
  64. Aug 14, 2005 #16
    MJ5150

    MJ5150 Terrific Twister

    Apr 12, 2001
    Olympia, WA
    Tyler.....you get the USB 2.0 set up in your PC?

    -Mike
     
  68. Aug 14, 2005 #17
    Tyler Hole

    Tyler Hole

    Dec 14, 2002
    San Luis Obispo, California
    Not yet, it should be here on Monday.
     
  72. Aug 14, 2005 #18
    tplyons

    tplyons

    Apr 6, 2003
    Madison, NJ
    Tyler, what OS are you running? IIRC only XP supports USB 2.0

    My desktop has 2.0 hardware but since I was running Win2K, it only operated as 1.1
     
  76. Aug 14, 2005 #19
    Tyler Hole

    Tyler Hole

    Dec 14, 2002
    San Luis Obispo, California
    I'm running Windows XP. It's just an older computer and so it has USB 1.1 in it.
     
  80. Aug 14, 2005 #20
    tplyons

    tplyons

    Apr 6, 2003
    Madison, NJ
    Okay, so no problem there :p
     
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