# iPod playing/charging question
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-playing-charging-question/9560
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [March 20, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-playing-charging-question/9560 "2006-03-20T10:42:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-playing-charging-question/9560/1 "2006-03-20T10:42:38Z")
Is there a way for me to play my iPod while it is plugged into the computer to charge?
I have a radio that the ipod plays in and charges at the same time. Not sure why it won’t do it on the computer. I wasn’t sure if there was a way to get around the “Do not disconnect” stuff to be able to play on headphones while keeping it from dieing on me.
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### Author:  [@auttiquattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/auttiquattro)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2006, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-playing-charging-question/9560/2 "2006-03-20T10:45:53Z")
close Itunes and you should be able to use it…i can on mine, I have a 30gb video
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### Author:  [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-playing-charging-question/9560/3 "2006-03-20T11:23:35Z")
> [@auttiquattro](#):
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> close Itunes and you should be able to use it…i can on mine, I have a 30gb video
That’s the thing… I already have itunes set to not even open up when I plug the ipod into my monitor. But all I can get is “Do not disconnect” (Mine is hacked to say something differnet but that’s another story not meant for this thread). Is there any other settings that you can think of? I know SilverGTP could do it but then all of a sudden he can’t.
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### Author:  [@Tkklemann](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tkklemann)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2006, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-playing-charging-question/9560/4 "2006-03-20T12:16:08Z")
Get anapod.
[www.redchairsoftware.com](http://www.redchairsoftware.com) I believe.
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### Author:  [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-playing-charging-question/9560/5 "2006-03-20T16:45:00Z")
> [@Tkklemann](#):
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> Get anapod.
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> [www.redchairsoftware.com](http://www.redchairsoftware.com/) I believe.
Eh, not bad. I need to find the full version. The free version is useless. Doesn’t do what I want though. Thanks though!
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### Author:  [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-playing-charging-question/9560/6 "2006-03-20T19:29:39Z")
my lyra charges fine 😉
haha, sucker.
Did this happen before you were using the monitor?
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### Author:  [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-playing-charging-question/9560/7 "2006-03-20T22:13:38Z")
Ya, it’s an iPod thing.