1394 and sbp2port

[Andy]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me why an external drive on an IEEE 1394
connection would not fail to start in XP Pro? The drive
has a 6-pin connector and works fine with my desktop,
However, when I connect it to my laptop using the
required 6-to-4 pin cable, the drive appears in Device
Manager with an sxclamation mark in a yellow circle. The
comment window in the device's properties say "This
device cannot start (Code 10)." I've tried reinstalling
it, restarting, you name it. Even found a supposedfix on
the KB site, ut hat did nothing to fix the problem.

Any ideas?

[Edward W. Thompson]

The 4 pin cable doers not supply power to the firewire device whereas the 6
pin cable does. You will need to provide an "external" power supply to the
drive. I power mine from a USB Port.

"Andy" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone tell me why an external drive on an IEEE 1394
> connection would not fail to start in XP Pro? The drive
> has a 6-pin connector and works fine with my desktop,
> However, when I connect it to my laptop using the
> required 6-to-4 pin cable, the drive appears in Device
> Manager with an sxclamation mark in a yellow circle. The
> comment window in the device's properties say "This
> device cannot start (Code 10)." I've tried reinstalling
> it, restarting, you name it. Even found a supposedfix on
> the KB site, ut hat did nothing to fix the problem.
>
> Any ideas?