X40 powered USB port for ...?

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rlc5 · #1 Post by **rlc5** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 6:36 am

So, now I have my X40. It's a very good little machine. But I never really researched what the powered usb port was good for besides the proprietary external drive. Is there some way to connect it to an ipod so that it acts like a powered firewire port? How might it best be used?

Rick

X40 2382-HCU

JohnDrake · #2 Post by **JohnDrake** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:09 pm

Currently, it is only used for the IBM multiburner USB drive. It only supplies power, no signal.

rlc5 · #3 Post by **rlc5** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 11:22 pm

Thanks for the info. I was afraid of that.

tsammyc · #4 Post by **tsammyc** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:46 am

rlc5 wrote:So, now I have my X40. It's a very good little machine. But I never really researched what the powered usb port was good for besides the proprietary external drive. Is there some way to connect it to an ipod so that it acts like a powered firewire port? How might it best be used?

Rick
X40 2382-HCU

You can buy the cable from IBM for around $20 and it provides 16V, which is ideal for the iPod. I have the cable, but haven't tried to get it to charge the iPod yet.

DavidNZ · #5 Post by **DavidNZ** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:36 pm

tsammyc wrote: You can buy the cable from IBM for around $20 and it provides 16V, which is ideal for the iPod. I have the cable, but haven't tried to get it to charge the iPod yet.

Had a look around the ibm.com site but couldn't find this listed. Do you have a link, tsammyc? I'd like to get this if it's available.

eriqesque · #6 Post by **eriqesque** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:56 pm

DavidNZ wrote:
tsammyc wrote: You can buy the cable from IBM for around $20 and it provides 16V, which is ideal for the iPod. I have the cable, but haven't tried to get it to charge the iPod yet.
Had a look around the ibm.com site but couldn't find this listed. Do you have a link, tsammyc? I'd like to get this if it's available.

Its FRU#22P9215
You can order it through the parts site

DavidNZ · #7 Post by **DavidNZ** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:03 pm

I must be the only one who can't navigate the IBM site properly. I enter that FRU in the parts lookup and I get nothing.

Thanks, eriqesque. I did find it eventually by doing a wider search at the site.

gazingwa · #8 Post by **gazingwa** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:17 pm

I know, almost 2 months late, but I happen to stumble on the USB powerd cdrw drive that is made for that port on the x40
http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/store ... Id=73[url]

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