Re: Fire wire and USB the same?
Von: Dave B. (mail@nomail.com) [Profil]
Datum: 16.10.2006 20:53
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Datum: 16.10.2006 20:53
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Firewire (or 1394) is an entirely different interface than USB and not interchangeable. I can't understand how you plugged a firewire cable into a USB port, hopefully you didn't fry anything. "Ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message news:yqQYg.386$4T6.302@trnddc02... >I have an external drive enclosure that came with a firewire which fits >into any USB opening. BUT it is not beeing detected there. > > Is Firewire something special that needs something other than a "normal" > 2.0 USB port? > > The external unit is on, I can feel the disk inside turning, but cannot > detect it anywhere on the computer. I tried dieerent USB ports and the > computer is new, running Windows XP, SP 2 and I see no exclamation marks > anywhere in the Device manager either. >[ Auf dieses Posting antworten ]