On Jan 14, 2005, at 7:44 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My new portable hard drive enclosure, a FireWire 800 unit, has the 6 pin connector, but doesn't use it for power; it has it's own power supply (as does my older FW400 portable drive).
My scanner (with FW400) is like that. I had to be careful to get the right cable as the one it came with was too short.
Hmm - I wonder if either injects power onto the extra two pins? I doubt it, but it's at least worth trying.
One way to find out would be to plug an iPod into it. The iPod charges through the FW connection (the power adaptor has a FW socket on it), or it can charge from the computer if you leave it plugged in.
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
