netwolf
02-07-2007, 11:30 PM
Hi All,
I need one of these and am not sure which one to get. What I have been able to determine is regardless what of which i get none can take power via PCMCIA, the all need an external source to be plugged into the card via a adapter cable.
The Lacie Firwire800 card looks good but its seems to be discontinued. There is a Sunix card a CBF3100 which is the TI (texas instrument chip version).
My concern is how to get external power to these.
I have seen an external usb/firewire800 2.5" hdd caddy that has a power adapter and a pass through this could act like powered hub and also provide a means of fast external storage on the same bus as the camera.
I do have an older NW8000 laptop with a 4pin firwire port built in, this has been retired at this point to be sold or reused as Astro only laptop. I have thus far kept it as it has all the ports I need serial, usb, parallel and Firewire. Concern is that this is firewire A 400mbps with now power from the bus. Is this sufficent for the Dragon fly express? I can get the power via an external powere DVD writer, this has a pass though 6pin connector and has its own power pack. I wonder if I could trade this for telescope equipment!
Can people advise what they have used and what has worked well for them.
Regards
Fahim
I need one of these and am not sure which one to get. What I have been able to determine is regardless what of which i get none can take power via PCMCIA, the all need an external source to be plugged into the card via a adapter cable.
The Lacie Firwire800 card looks good but its seems to be discontinued. There is a Sunix card a CBF3100 which is the TI (texas instrument chip version).
My concern is how to get external power to these.
I have seen an external usb/firewire800 2.5" hdd caddy that has a power adapter and a pass through this could act like powered hub and also provide a means of fast external storage on the same bus as the camera.
I do have an older NW8000 laptop with a 4pin firwire port built in, this has been retired at this point to be sold or reused as Astro only laptop. I have thus far kept it as it has all the ports I need serial, usb, parallel and Firewire. Concern is that this is firewire A 400mbps with now power from the bus. Is this sufficent for the Dragon fly express? I can get the power via an external powere DVD writer, this has a pass though 6pin connector and has its own power pack. I wonder if I could trade this for telescope equipment!
Can people advise what they have used and what has worked well for them.
Regards
Fahim