At 6:12 -0800 1/14/03, Eugene Gierson wrote: >I believe that there are 4 pin and >6 pin Firewire connectors. >I think that the 4 pin connectors >do not carry power, whereas the 6 >pin connectors do carry power. > >You need a 6-pin to 6-pin cable. > >I hope that other folks, who are >more certain of these facts, >will confirm or refute what i have written. > >Terminators are not needed for Firewire.
That is correct regarding Firewire 400; Firewire 800 requires a different connector altogether, but is backward compatible with FW 400 by way of an adapter. Sincerely, Dennis -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
