On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:54 am, Robert Howells wrote: > On 23/09/2004, at 10:40 AM, Shay Telfer wrote: > >>> Good Morning, > >>> > >>> OK ! We have Firewire 400 & 800 and USB ports. > >>> > >>> Does anybody know about Miniature Firewire ports. > >>> > >>> Physically it is about half the size of a normal firewire port. > >>> > >>> Where and what are they used for please ? > >> > >> 4 pin FireWire ports are used on DV cameras and some laptops. They're > >> basically FireWire 800 ports without the two pins used to provide > >> power. > > > > Oops, that should read FireWire 400. > > > >> Usually this is either because a) it would be silly for your battery > >> powered camera to provide power, or b) the port is physically smaller > >> so can be fit onto smaller devices. > > Thanks Rod and Shay. > > Looks like a 4 pin / 6 pin cable could be used to connect a Firewire > External CD burner > or Firewire external Hard Drive > > Bob
Only if the burner and hard drive don't require power. Seeya Rod!
