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iPod cable
I sometimes leave my iPod cable in the end of the firewire HD without problem.
iPod cable
I do too, and am now wondering if the iPod cable is terminated in some way. Now that I think about it, there was a warning that came with my iPod (original 5GB model) about only using the Apple approved Firewire cable with the iPod.
Chaining vs. direct connect...
I .think. this problem only occurs with chained devices, ie Computer -> Device 1 -> Device 2. Remove Device 2's cable and Device 1 may no longer work. I experienced this while travelling with a 20gb FW drive and a FW camera; when I disconnected the camera and left the cable attached, the drive wasn't happy.
Chaining vs. direct connect...
me too, no problem with my always attached ipod cable.
Chaining vs. direct connect...
FireWire "termination" exists. It is not outdated SCSI terminology. The difference here is that it's done /automatically/ in FireWire, all the time. The extra two pins on your FW port (vs your PC friends' crappy 4-pin FW ports) are for termination power.
Chaining vs. direct connect...
I am looking at the back of my Qksilver 800 and I have one wired (not connected) and another (chained to two CDRs and a DVDRAM). Never have bootup or corruption issues.
Chaining vs. direct connect...
Those 2 pins you see there are the 12V power coming from the CPU that charges your ipod and keeps bus powered devices running. Firewire does not need "termination" in the sense of scsi because it is a serial- based interface. |
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