Check out the product page http://www.vipower.com.tw/P_ExternalEnclosure.php?model_no=VPA-25289B-800Doesn't indicate it on the box though
You can still load everything on via 400 for now - so suck it up and be a man.
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Parallels on External HDD
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You can still load everything on via 400 for now - so suck it up and be a man.
LandyMan
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You can still load everything on via 400 for now - so suck it up and be a man.
Yeah I know, but I want it to be super duper Firewire, as in NOW
LandyMan
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But if you look at the "Package content" picture, that is exactly what I got in the box
Why would they have a 6 pin on one end? AFAIK you cant get 800 speeds out of that.
you wouldn't it would act as a FW400 cable. The OCW drives have a FW800 port that is switchable and gives FW400 speeds when the converter cable is attached.
Finding FW800 cables locally may be a pain. You may want to try these. Expensive though.
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LandyMan
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Nope, it is definitely the 800. have the plug, says so on the box, etc.
But even the pic on the box doesn't show the 9-pin cable, neither does it state it comes with
LandyMan
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OK... thought I read in the specs it was a 1394/1394b cable? Or did they mean either a FW400 or FW800 cable?
In which case ur outa luck.
In the specs they do state it as such, but nowhere on the box
LandyMan
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Well well well, USB2 ... ppfff. What a load of rubbish the overhead for USB2 must be something out of this world. Running the external on FW400, and on guestimate, I would say it is at least 2 times faster than the USB2 setup.
One problem though: it would appears as if the MBP is killing power to the external HDD for some reason. System shut down twice in the last couple of minutes
EDIT: Maybe the power management is messing it up because I am running off battery?
the overhead for USB2 must be something out of this world. Running the external on FW400, and on guestimate, I would say it is at least 2 times faster than the USB2 setup.One problem though: it would appears as if the MBP is killing power to the external HDD for some reason. System shut down twice in the last couple of minutes
EDIT: Maybe the power management is messing it up because I am running off battery?
Could be some power saving utility - my new external kept wanting to sleep until I found a way of keeping it active. Every minute a cron job runs and that seems to do the trick.Well well well, USB2 ... ppfff. What a load of rubbish
One problem though: it would appears as if the MBP is killing power to the external HDD for some reason. System shut down twice in the last couple of minutes
EDIT: Maybe the power management is messing it up because I am running off battery?
Well this is the cron job that runs every minute -Seems to be something like that. Running the new chassis on USB now, and although **** slow, it stays alive at least
Code:
ls /Volumes/External/ > /dev/nullIs that parallels or bootcamp?
LandyMan
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USB or FW?
Parallels and using USB.
LandyMan
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See my post about USB vs FW400 ... it is really worth the money/effort to invest in a FW chassis
I have one but its too much of a hastle to carry around with the added problem of needing an external power source,
I prefer the USB 2.0 laptop HDD casing., quick, fast and easy.