>The problem I had last week getting my laptop to recognize an external >hard drive (with no other power source other than the USB), turned out >that it did indeed need a powered USB hub, since the laptop's USB wasn't >giving enough juice.
FireWire on Macs never has this problem. It was designed with enough power. FireWire on PCs often leaves the power leads unconnected. No juice at all. USB (an Intel design) often can't supply enough juice without doubling up. Anyone see a pattern here? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
