Can iPod charge while my computer is asleep?
No. FireWire does not charge or transfer music and data when your Mac is asleep or turned off. To prevent your computer from going to sleep, you can set your Energy Saver preferences to “never sleep.” Or you can purchase a self-powered FireWire hub, which will allow you to charge and transfer music from your computer all the time, even when it s asleep. You can use the FireWire cable with the included power adapter to charge iPod without your computer.
Yes, in some cases. If you connect the iPod to your computer by FireWire, and your computer is sleeping and also connected to AC power, in most cases the iPod will charge. If the iPod does not charge when connected this way, either wake the computer or connect the iPod directly to an AC power adapter.
FireWire charges in sleep mode only on the PowerBook G4 with a built-in DVI port and the iBook with 512K L2 cache and without an external reset button. For all other computers, you can purchase a self-powered FireWire hub, which will allow you to charge iPod and transfer music from your computer all the time, even when it’s asleep. You can also use the FireWire cable with the included power adapter to charge iPod from any standard electrical outlet.
