and my new MindStor, when used with FireWire cable, requires you to click an "eject" icon in the system tray to safely disconnect it. Not quite "hot swappable" as with USB.
-Ben > Every Firewire Device I have had, which is 1 ;), still required an > external power adapter. > > It was a digital camera. Some things just need more power than the > computer can give, or should be giving. If I didn't have it plugged in > it would pull from the camera's batteries. Which wasn't good because it > used 6 AA. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bill Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 2:02 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: large drive sizes and file waste > > > > usb2 sux so does usb1 use firewire :P > > > > Usb2 still has that stupid power issue so far as i can tell, where > some > > devices need more power then your hub can give you. Where Firewire > doesnt > > do > > that. Oh well usb's cheaper then firewire so i guess it doesnt matter > evil > > Intel :) > > > > > > Bill Wheatley > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
