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Firewire

freddyf · 2008-07-10 12:01:06

Hi Guys, I have a dell 6400 laptop with a mini firwire connection the 4 pin . I have a external harddrive with a f400 connection the 6 pin. I was going to buy a 6pin to 4 pin cable. My question is Will this work.

10-07-2008 12:01pm

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freddyf

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Hi Guys,

I have a dell 6400 laptop with a mini firwire connection the 4 pin . I have a external harddrive with a f400 connection the 6 pin.

I was going to buy a 6pin to 4 pin cable.

My question is Will this work.

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#2 10-07-2008 12:06pm

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Yes.

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#3 10-07-2008 2:58pm

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Not quite - if your external drive is firewire-powered, it won't work as those 4-pin plugs don't supply power (that's the other two pins on the six-pin plug.)
If your external drive has its own PSU, that's fine.

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