>> The power connector is used to supply 12V to the FW connectors at a >> higher amperage than is supported by the PCI bus. The problems you >> are describing make it sound like the card does not like the 7300 or >> something in your system setup is not correct. I've used OS 9.1, >> iTunes 2 and a PCI Firewire card with no problems. You have to set >> the iPod preferences in iTunes to have the unit mount on connect, but >> it should not freeze your computer. I'd check with the card's >> manufacturer to see if they say the card is suppose to work in the >> 7300, which has an older PCI bus than the B&W. An alternate check >> is to purchase a 2 or 3 port FW card that is marketed as working in >> the 7300 and see what happens.
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