Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Unfortunately no FW800 ports on the machine at all. :-( >You might want to invest in a FireWire hub to run other FW400 ports >and use the 800 port for your RAID drives. > >Adam > >On 8/28/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: >>The 80 GB internal drive in my iMac G5 is about full and it's time to >>add external storage. Based on recent discussions here, I'm planning >>on adding two 250 or 320 GB external disks in a RAID 1 configuration. >>My iMac G5 has two Fire Wire 400 ports, one of which is dedicated to >>my scanner. >> >>Many of the newer drives come with only one FW400 port and two FW800 ports. >> >>Is is acceptable to connect one of the drives via FW400 to the iMac >>and then daisy chain the second disc into the system using FW800? >> >>Many thanks. >>-- >>Regards, >> >>Dick >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick