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  • Offline Eagle

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6 to 6 to 4 to 6
on: September 17, 2008, 20:13:17 PM
I have a LaCie external hardrive which used to be connected to my PC via 6-pin to 6-pin Firewire.

I now have the need to use it with my laptop but its only got one of them little 4-pin 1394 thingy sockets.

Mah question is: will the hard drive still self-power?

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  • Offline Eagle

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Re:6 to 6 to 4 to 6
Reply #1 on: September 17, 2008, 20:40:07 PM
Found a cable and, no it didnay wurk. :(
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Reply #2 on: September 18, 2008, 19:17:14 PM
Depsite the fact you disovered it for yourself, its worth mentioning, those 2 pins provide 45 watts of power per port at up to 30 volt.  Up to 63 Devices.
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Reply #3 on: September 19, 2008, 01:19:57 AM
I said that to the twit in PC world.  I suggested that the extra two pins in the 6 pin probably carried the power.  he said naah, mayte iss fer da comms innit.

WTF?....  :disappointed:
 
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Reply #4 on: September 20, 2008, 00:46:54 AM
and that is what you get for listening to PCWorld employees, let that be a lesson to you!
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