powercore/powerbook

justinentz · Post by **justinentz** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:33 pm

hi i am thinking about buying a t.c. powercore fw rack i have a power book and a traveler with a firewire pci card if i ran my hard drive into my traveler and the traveler to my card and then run a powercore into my firewire port on the power book will this work properly being that the hd and traveler are on the same fw bus thanks

acro · Post by **acro** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:21 am

Wiebetech points out serious limitations using FW400 devices on a FW800 bus. Specifically, they mention "no more than 2 devices".

The symptoms Wiebetech mentions with their hard disks mirror reports on some audio forums, that after several hours of use, devices suddenly lose connection. Wiebetech suggests that this is a problem with FW800 bus controllers or Mac hardware, and not peripherals.

Personal bias: I trust information coming from reputable HD vendors over audio companies, as I'm sure the former caters to a much larger customer base.

In light of all this, I would suggest a $30 FW card for your PCMCIA slot -- keep the busses separate, any everything/everyone should be happy.

justinentz · Post by **justinentz** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:22 am

yes i have the fw pcimca card already so i guess that anwsers my question thanks