[MacDV] Re: Hard drives

[Michael Winter]

<Regarding several posts about PowerBook drives not working in an 
external enclosure off FireWire power.>

I have to say the problem most likely isn't the enclosure. If the drive 
takes more power than the FireWire bus can deliver, no enclosure will 
work without an external power source. These enclosures are just that, 
an enclosure with a couple plugs'n cables.

To make it work, you really need to know how much power the drive 
requires and compare that to how much power your computer's FW bus 
supplies. Keep track of any other devices which may be drawing power 
from the FW bus as well (i.e. an iPod). I really don't know for sure, 
but my impression was that some portables didn't supply any power via 
the FW bus and some supplied only a limited amount.

-Mike