On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:32 am, you wrote: > On 23/09/2004, at 11:28 AM, Rod wrote: > >>>> 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! > > Each unit has it's own Power supply ! > > I would have thought that was enough, but then .... ? > > Are there any occasions when they would also require power over the > Firewire cable ? > > Thanks > > Bob
Yep. External 2.5" hard drives (laptop drives) can run off the power from the firewire port. Seeya Rod!
