Using USB 2 to Connect an iPod to a Windows Computer

If your computer supports USB 2, use the USB 2 cable included with an iPod mini or the accessory FireWire/USB 2 cable you purchased to connect an iPod to the computer. Use a USB 2 port that is on the computer itself rather than one that is on a keyboard, monitor, or other peripheral.

To use the USB 2 cable included with the iPod mini, plug the Dock connector end into the Dock connector port on the iPod and the USB 2 end into the USB port on your computer. The iPod will immediately be mounted on your computer. Make sure you insert the Dock connector end of the cable into the iPod’s Dock connector port so that the icon on the connector is facing toward the front face of the iPod.

If you attempt to force the connector in upside down, you can damage your iPod. To use the iPod Dock Connector to FireWire and USB 2.0 cable, connect the Dock connector end to the Dock connector port on the iPod (this cable is not supported on a iPod mini). Then, connect the USB 2 cable to a USB port on your computer.

Connect the FireWire end to the iPod power adapter and then plug the power adapter into a power outlet. The iPod will immediately be mounted on your computer