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mini iEEE and iEEE, difference?

post #1 of 11
8/19/03 at 9:13pm
Thread Starter 
wuts the diff between mini iEEE and regular iEEE? Can i still plug in digital camcorders and such?? Is there a major advantage/disadvantage between the 2??
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post #2 of 11
8/19/03 at 9:18pm
Four pin - mini
Six pin - regular

Adaptors are possible to change connector size.

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post #3 of 11
8/19/03 at 9:18pm
This has been discussed many times before (although i'll admit some stuff can be hard to find). Basically mini-firewire (4 pin) is NOT powered, so a firewire hard drive will not be powered by the firewire bus. And as you can probally guess already the 6 pin version is powered.
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post #4 of 11
8/19/03 at 9:20pm
Thread Starter 
ok thanks for the quick replies...so thats basically the only difference? one is powered , the other is not?
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post #5 of 11
8/19/03 at 9:26pm
6 pin firewire on the 8887 was not powered.

I am guessing (since I have not received mine yet) that the 8890 is the same way.
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post #6 of 11
8/19/03 at 9:31pm
I don't think that's only because the 88XX laptops are such powerhogs that they can't afford to power come of those external firewire devices. So the 6pin version's probally only there for convience, so you don't need an adapter. I may be wrong but that's what i've been led to believe.
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post #7 of 11
8/19/03 at 9:40pm
Do firewire devices (like external hds) generally have an external power input as well, or do they become unusable on unpowered firewire?
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post #8 of 11
8/19/03 at 9:43pm
You can get them with an external power supply. You can also get one with a PS2 tap to get power from that port on your pc.
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post #9 of 11
8/19/03 at 9:47pm
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Originally posted by Robert602
Do firewire devices (like external hds) generally have an external power input as well, or do they become unusable on unpowered firewire?
They'll generally have an AC adapter incase you don't have a powered firewire bus. However if you get a 2.5" external HDD you can also get what's called a PS/2 powertap, that takes the power from your PS/2 port (while leaving it open for use of a keyboard/mouse) so you don't need the AC adapter when your on the run. If you want a pic of this check out Myrkat's review in the reviews section.

Here's a link to a nice place that sells external HDD's.
www.Basoncomputer.com

From what myrkat told me if you just ask them nicely when ordering they'll throw in the PS/2 powertap.
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post #10 of 11
8/19/03 at 10:36pm
I think you mean IEEE-1394
IEEE is just the organizing body that establishes the standard for different protocol/connector types.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

IEEE 1284 = 25 Pin Parallel port
IEEE 1394 = Firewire
IEEE 488 = RS232
IEEE 802.11 = I think we all recognize that one

I'm surprised no one else caught that one.
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post #11 of 11
8/19/03 at 11:34pm
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Originally posted by JimM
I think you mean IEEE-1394
IEEE is just the organizing body that establishes the standard for different protocol/connector types.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

IEEE 1284 = 25 Pin Parallel port
IEEE 1394 = Firewire
IEEE 488 = RS232
IEEE 802.11 = I think we all recognize that one

I'm surprised no one else caught that one.
You forgot their Mexican branch: IEEE YAIII YAIII YAIII...

Sorry, couldn't resist.

-myrkat

EDIT: for those who may not get my obscure reference, I was parodying:
Ay, yi, yi, yi
Canta y no llores
Porque cantando se alegran
Cielito Lindo, los corazones...
a traditional Mexican folk song.
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