This is the way all FireWire drives work, by the way; some other interface, almost certainly IDE, "bridged" to FireWire by extra hardware. There's no such thing as a "native" FireWire drive. The only difference between the two is that the Super DriveDock can be bus powered - if the FireWire controller it's plugged into on one side can supply enough power to run the drive on its other side, then the FireWire cable is the only thing you need to connect. The regular DriveDock comes with an AC power adaptor to volt, 50 to 60Hz; if your planet uses AC power, this adaptor ought to work , which you have to use to power the drive.
Except for the colour, both DriveDock units look the same from the outside. The Super DriveDock has the same power socket as the regular model; you'll have to get an AC adapter for it, too, if your FireWire controller can't supply enough power for the drive you want to use.
The DriveDock casings are made from sturdy aluminium, and have power and status LEDs on top; that's all the decoration they need. Or drive manufacturers' somewhat smaller million-byte megabytes per second.
The genuinely important thing about ATA-6 is that it's not just another ATA interface speed bump; it also breaks the "Gb" size barrier, which is actually a Gb barrier, as I've discussed before here and here. All of the currently manufactured high-cap consumer hard drives are ATA-6 compatible, but the , and Gb models real unformatted capacities more like , and Gb, respectively have to be, or they wouldn't work.
Setting up either DriveDock is dead simple. That's it; you're done. If you want a bit more protection for the drive, each DriveDock also comes with a simple aluminium plate to cover the vulnerable controller board. The plate screws to the four standard holes under the drive, and you get four self-adhesive feet to stick on it, plus a spare which I stuck on the bottom of the DriveDock itself for a bit more support. The plate doesn't attach the DriveDock in any way, though; the Dock is only held onto the back of the drive by the IDE connector.
This isn't a big problem, of course - IDE cables are only held onto drives by socket-force - but I wouldn't mind an external device having a bit more solidity.
A tab on the back of the plate with another screw hole or two, and matching holes in the DriveDock, would do nicely. Then you could screw the whole thing together into an unlikely-looking but surprisingly robust storage solution that wouldn't come unplugged if someone bopped it with a coffee mug.
As it stands, you could just tape the thing together, or glue it if you're more sure that you want this DriveDock and this drive to be one until death does them part. This isn't what the DriveDocks are made to do, though. If you want a permanently FireWire-d ATA drive, you ought to buy yourself a cheap external box , which'll do the job more elegantly, and probably cost you less than even the basic DriveDock. The point of the DriveDocks is that they let you turn an ATA drive into a FireWire one with three plugs and a flick of the wrist; they let you treat ATA drives the way we used to treat disk cartridges , back in the days when SyQuest drives made good economic sense.
The simplicity of the DriveDock connection means you can swap a DriveDock between drives in, literally, seconds. Plug and unplug all the live-long day, though, and you'll sooner or later damage a connector, by simple wear and tear or by accidentally plugging it in off-by-one that's one of the officially approved ways to destroy your computer So this isn't a replacement for a proper hot-swap drive cradle.
But it sure is cheap and convenient, in comparison. The sticker on this drive says it draws mA from the 5V rail and mA from the 12V one, which is Allow for conversion losses and 20 input watts should be plenty, right?
FireWire tops out at 60 watts, so it shouldn't break a sweat running this drive. Unfortunately, the sticker figures aren't the end of the story for drive power consumption. On startup, hard drives draw quite a lot more current, as they spin their platters up to speed. If they could take a lazy 20 seconds to become ready to use then their startup power draw could be no higher than their sticker power, but desktop users want their drives to be snappier than that many SCSI drives, which aren't meant to spin down very often, have relatively slow startup.
Consumer drives often start and stop, because they're often installed in a computer that's turned on and off a lot, and also because of power saving settings that cause them to spin down after a period of inactivity. Long spin-up delays aren't acceptable in these situations, so the spin-up phase is quite aggressive, and draws a lot of juice.
Also, many FireWire controllers can't deliver anything like as much power as the ceiling listed in the spec. They run from the same power supply as the motherboard they're built into - or, if they're separate cards, they generally have a drive power socket that amounts to the same thing. They also lack their own beefy step-up DC to DC converters, so it would appear they're restricted to 12 volt output at best, and not at a whole lot of amps.
The Plus 9 PDF datasheet has a few power figures on it, listing more current for 5V and less for 12V when the drive's seeking; it doesn't list spin-up draw. This different set of functionality is the one which creates maximum trouble when converting a Firewire port to a USB 3. Although there are numerous converters and adapters available in the market which claim to convert your Firewire port to a USB 3. Owing to its highly efficient peer to peer data exchange system, Firewire transfers have found an extreme utility in the home appliances and other consumer electronic devices.
This basically means that you can use Firewire connections to connect your television or any other display device directly to your video recorder or mobile without having to use your personal computer in between this entire process, which saves you a lot of time and effort. Although the Firewire connections do not have any more significant benefit regarding speed over the USB connections, yet, it provides some exciting transfer speeds still now.
According to various researchers and developers, the Firewire transfer speeds have defeated the transfer speeds of USB 1. In any business, the expenditure factor always comes at the pinnacle and the Firewire was not an exception. Although in the case of USB 1. Apart from this, the USB connections can also perform the isochronous transfers which were one of the most important functionalities of the Firewire connections.
Many people considered using Firewire connections since they offered higher speeds than the USB 2. USB Extension Cables. FireWire Cables. External Sound Cards. FireWire Conversion Cables. What different brands make FireWire converters? Apple Startech Other products may be classified as unbranded or generic.
What different types of connectors are there? What are the advantages of using these products? What is the difference between FireWire and ? The obvious answer to this question is speed. Well, although it is absolutely true that you will not be able to see a drastic increase in the data transfer speeds from the 2. Another reason for preferring the USB connections over the Firewire connections is the reduced speeds of data transfer during the use of a distributor hub.
So, on one hand, if you use a distributor hub for a Firewire connection, you will get a reduced data transfer. On the other hand, if you use a distributor hub for a USB connection, it will not affect or tamper your normal data transfer rate and you will achieve the same data transfer rate for all your nodal junctions.
The USB and Firewire connections work on a completely different set of the data transfer method. On the other hand, they function on a Universal Serial Bus system to achieve their primary motive of transferring data at higher speeds. This different set of functionality is the one which creates maximum trouble when converting a Firewire port to a USB 3. Although there are numerous converters and adapters available in the market which claim to convert your Firewire port to a USB 3. Owing to its highly efficient peer to peer data exchange system, Firewire transfers have found an extreme utility in the home appliances and other consumer electronic devices.
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