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forgive my stupidness...I am installing a firewire card into my PC (iPod arrives tomorrow!)- it fits into the PCI slot okay but the card also seems to allow me to plug in an internal power connector - I am just a bit worried about doing that - the instruction manual(HA!) is a bit vague....I don't want to blow anything up - any advice?
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forgive my stupidness...I am installing a firewire card into my PC (iPod arrives tomorrow!)- it fits into the PCI slot okay but the card also seems to allow me to plug in an internal power connector - I am just a bit worried about doing that - the instruction manual(HA!) is a bit vague....I don't want to blow anything up - any advice?
Bitchpapa,
Tue 6 Jan 2004, 18:51,
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Get a MacThey have firewire built in.
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Enigmatic ™ Voice No More ©,
Tue 6 Jan 2004, 18:52,
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blah blah...get a mac...blah blah....can you lend me a thousand pounds then...?
( Bitchpapa,
Tue 6 Jan 2004, 18:54,
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i think you'll need itfirewire can run full-power devices, can't it? that's why it has the connector...b/c the mb can't carry that much voltage across the PCI.
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Tue 6 Jan 2004, 18:55,
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not for an iPodthough... they run fine without, leave it out
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lemony,
Tue 6 Jan 2004, 18:56,
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so just leave the power thing alone...cool - I think the ipod can be recharged from the mains or the firewire but it may stress my motherboard if I draw power through it...
thanks for the advice people...!
(thanks for the advice people...!
Bitchpapa,
Tue 6 Jan 2004, 18:59,
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But that's the point ...... if you attach the power cable then you won't be drawing current through your MB. I assume it's got a standard internal 4-pin PC power socket/plug on one end of the cable (ie, it goes straight into the power supply unit).
Think of it this way, if the plugs fit together then in general you can't blow anything up (they never design things that can be reverse plugged these days).
EDIT: Just to clarify, if you don't attach the cable then firewire devices will detect there's no power to draw and won't try, so either way you'll be fine, but I'd have thought having the iPod recharge while you're downloading to it would be a bonus.
(Think of it this way, if the plugs fit together then in general you can't blow anything up (they never design things that can be reverse plugged these days).
EDIT: Just to clarify, if you don't attach the cable then firewire devices will detect there's no power to draw and won't try, so either way you'll be fine, but I'd have thought having the iPod recharge while you're downloading to it would be a bonus.
Hagbard ... it's been a long time.,
Tue 6 Jan 2004, 19:15,
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