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Your miserable life is not worth the reversal of a Custer decision.
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Any more information? Make, model?
There aren't that many cards that include a molex... -
Just provides that extra "kick", since most (all?) firewire devices are slf-powered (from the port).
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You got me, but I have yet to see a (low-end) firewire card that doesn't have it. I'm paraphrasing from memory what the instructions specified.
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Remember that your not only powering the FireWire card, but any device plugged into it.
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No. Firewire operates (in some ways) the same as usb. It's not just for video anymore 8)
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Oh yeah, the "any" part. Though "many" firewire devices don't need external (ie. AC) power, and get it straight from the source.
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Fine!
Any FireWire device that needs power.
The iLink-type connection has only 4 pins and doesn't require power. (MiniDV cams)
They make a thing called FireWire Power Injector because some cards don't supply enough power.
http://fwdepot.com/thestore/product_info.php/products_id/372
http://fwdepot.com/thestore/product_info.php/products_id/652 -
IEEE1394 (Firewire) standard has option for supplying power to devices. It's 1.5A, voltage anything between 8-30V, which means it can supply lot power (ca. 12-45W vs. USB 2.5W).
However, not every PC is able to supply that much power via PCI-bus. But it's easy load for PSU, therefore normal PSU-connector. -
However, not every PC is able to supply that much power via PCI-bus. But it's easy load for PSU, therefore normal PSU-connector.
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