Re: Firewire vs USB

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

Last night I witnessed a Firewire disconnection make a reboot
necessary on a mac. Using a mains powered interface.
That's what prompted my comment.

Manufacturers warn not to hot plug Firewire.

I think I may have done it a couple of times tho' ;-)

andy


Per Boysen wrote:
 
> You're right regarding most Windows only computer hardware. On Apple
> machines there is a more sturdy Firewire plug and jack. 
>  when feeding power
> externally (not through the Firewire cable) the OS will not lose sight
> of the Firewire unit even if the Firewire cable should fall out and
> you put it back into the jack. (WARNING! This does not apply to hard
> drives - only audio interfaces)
>