Hi I have recently swapped most of my external USB drives for Firewire ones, as I only ever had my iPod plugged in via firewire, leaving a spare firewire port, meanwhile my USB ports and hubs were brimming.
So I hooked up my iPod through my external firewire DVD writer. Great! apart from one oddity. Sit the iPod on the dock and it powers up and charges but wouldn't mount. So I switched on the firewire DVD writer and lo and behold the iPod showed it's 'do not disconnect' and then mounted and iTunes kicked into life. So what would happen if I turned off my DVD writer while the iPod was mounted? Would it disconnect the iPod too. Just a bit confused as to why it would power the iPod even if the DVD writer is off but only mount if it is on. Seems daisy chaining has its drawbacks. Simon --- http://www.simonroyal.co.uk - Mac news, reviews, guides, upgrades, hacks and more... - http://www.nmug.org.uk - webmaster for Norwich Mac User Group - The box said requires Windows XP or better, so I bought an Apple Mac. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
