Aug 05, 2005 Does a Sony NW-HD5 work on a Mac. Discussion in 'iPod' started by nostrum, Aug 5, 2005. Dec 28, 2005 If you haven't already installed the HD5's driver, the original link will get you that, or you can use the driver included on the software CD. Sony NW HD5 Repair. The NW-HD5 is an updated design from Sony's HD1 / HD3 hard-drive MP3 players. It has a removable Lithium Ion battery, 20GB hard drive and supports ATRAC, ATRAC3 and MP3 (CBR & VBR).
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A user named kmw posted a link at the Winamp.com forum to some software Sony made but no one has ever heard of. He hadn't tested it though and it seemed as if everyone was afraid to try it, so here's my info.
It works pretty well, in a simplistic way, but it's completely devoid of any features, sorting ability, user-friendliness, or tag editing capability. You can't even see the tracks that are there, all you see is albums. The software is completely harmless though, it doesn't make any changes to your HD5 besides copying a few files to it.
Long as you make sure your files are tagged right before doing any transfers, this seems like a good alternative for the time being. Here's the link to the complete information again for anyone who who wants to try it:
http://www.syndetics.net/sony-hacks/sonicstage.html
Here's a link directly to the software download:
http://www.sonydigital-link.com/Sha...MP3FMv2_ENG.exe
The software is called MP3 File Manager. It's made by Sony for some of their other players, but works with the HD5 as well, and it is not advertised in the US at all. If you haven't already installed the HD5's driver, the original link will get you that, or you can use the driver included on the software CD.
Download the file (second link, and depending on your browser you may need to right-click and choose to save the target file). Connect your HD5 first, then run the file. After the local install is done (very little is actually installed locally), the software will launch and search for your HD5. It will then copy the program files to the HD5. The whole process takes about a minute to complete. For those of you worried that you'll seriously mess up your device by using this 'unauthorized' software (the warnings on the page in the first link are rather scary), trust me, you won't (but if you do, it's not my fault). The software is so small and does practically nothing, it doesn't make any changes to your HD5, it just transfers files.
When it's done, check out your HD5 in Windows Explorer (or My Computer). There's another root folder there now called 'MP3FM' (MP3 File Manager). Go in there and you'll find the executable, 'MP3FileManager.exe'. Run this file from right there, from any computer (I think), and a window will be displayed where you can drag-and-drop music to your heart's content, quickly, easily, and (so far) stabley.
Again though, make sure your files are properly tagged. There's no graphical tree structure here, so your HD5 will read the file tags when you disconnect and organize accordingly. You'll need to wait until you can check with your HD5 or with SonicStage before you can see if everything has gotten organized correctly.