> I have 3 FireWire 400 Devices that I'm considering daisy chaining: Two
> HDs and an optical drive.
> Are there any benefits, considerations, boot-ability (on the fw400
> devices) and what-not I don't know about, because I don't know about
> daisy chaining other than hooking up a bunch of devices. Pros and
> cons, please?
> FWIW, I'll probably get another FW drive if I don't get OWC's Mercury
> Elite Qx2 4-Bay to make things simpler and easier with HDD drives. For
> now, I'm considering daisy chaining.
>
> TIA!!!,
> -Mike
All of the above is good advice but one thing to remember is that not all
firewire devices are created equal.
Some companies do a better job of meeting FW specs than others.
If you have a device that barely meets FW specs than it can cause problems if
it is part of a chain.
I have three external hard drives that I tried to hook up one day but
ran into problems if they were hitched up in a certain order.
Two of them are well known Mac compatible brands and the third ( hardly
surprising ) a no-name cheapo box
Placing them with the suspect box last in the chain fixed the problem.
Now I just use a powered four port FW hub.
Stewie
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