[X4U] is FireWire hot swappable?

[Randy B.Singer]

nk said:

>I don't remember whether Firewire drives are  hot swappable or not.
>does anyone know?


They are supposed to be; as are USB devices.  But I've heard so many 
horror stories related to doing so (blown FireWire boards, loss of data 
on hard drive, etc.), that just as a matter of conservative practice, I 
always power down before disconnecting and switching cables.

There are a couple of very interesting FireWire white papers here that 
you may want to check out:

http://www.wiebetech.com/whitepapers.php



Randy B. Singer
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