Inspiron 8100 - is it a 4pin Firewire port? Maxtor One Tou..

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I'm trying to get a new Maxtor One Touch external 300 gig hard drive
to work with my Inspiron 8100. Since the 8100 has only a USB 1.1 it's
too slow to work, so I'm trying to use the Firewire port.

the Maxtor cable SEEMS to plug in, but I'm not getting a connection.

The instructions for the Maxtor say that most laptops have a 4-pin
Firewire port and I need to buy an adaptor from 4 to 6 pin. But I
should "be sure it's a 4 pin" port. I can't find anything in the specs
for the 8100 about which kind of Firewire port it is.

Has anyone hooked up to a 8100?
I'm ready to go buy an adaptor, but thought I'd ask.

Thanks,

SCD

 

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SCD wrote:
> I'm trying to get a new Maxtor One Touch external 300 gig hard drive
> to work with my Inspiron 8100. Since the 8100 has only a USB 1.1 it's
> too slow to work, so I'm trying to use the Firewire port.
>
> the Maxtor cable SEEMS to plug in, but I'm not getting a connection.
>
> The instructions for the Maxtor say that most laptops have a 4-pin
> Firewire port and I need to buy an adaptor from 4 to 6 pin. But I
> should "be sure it's a 4 pin" port. I can't find anything in the specs
> for the 8100 about which kind of Firewire port it is.
>
> Has anyone hooked up to a 8100?
> I'm ready to go buy an adaptor, but thought I'd ask.
>
> Thanks,
>
> SCD

Not only is it four-pin versus the standard six, but it is unpowered so
an external device must supply its own via an AC adapter.

Q

 

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SCD wrote:

> I'm trying to get a new Maxtor One Touch external 300 gig hard drive
> to work with my Inspiron 8100. Since the 8100 has only a USB 1.1 it's
> too slow to work, so I'm trying to use the Firewire port.
>
> the Maxtor cable SEEMS to plug in, but I'm not getting a connection.
>
> The instructions for the Maxtor say that most laptops have a 4-pin
> Firewire port and I need to buy an adaptor from 4 to 6 pin. But I
> should "be sure it's a 4 pin" port. I can't find anything in the specs
> for the 8100 about which kind of Firewire port it is.
>
> Has anyone hooked up to a 8100?
> I'm ready to go buy an adaptor, but thought I'd ask.
>
> Thanks,
>
> SCD

I have an I8200, though I suspect it will be the same as the I8100, & it
appears to be a 4-pin connection!

HTH

Regards,
John

 

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>>>>> SCD writes:

SCD> I'm trying to get a new Maxtor One Touch external 300 gig hard drive
SCD> to work with my Inspiron 8100. Since the 8100 has only a USB 1.1 it's
SCD> too slow to work, so I'm trying to use the Firewire port.

SCD> the Maxtor cable SEEMS to plug in, but I'm not getting a connection.

SCD> The instructions for the Maxtor say that most laptops have a 4-pin
SCD> Firewire port and I need to buy an adaptor from 4 to 6 pin. But I

Yes, the I8100 has a 4-pin port. The extra two pins are for power,
and as most external drives have their own power you should not need
it. You can get 4-pin to 6-pin cables. I use one to back up my I8100
to a firewire external drive.

SCD> should "be sure it's a 4 pin" port. I can't find anything in the specs
SCD> for the 8100 about which kind of Firewire port it is.

SCD> Has anyone hooked up to a 8100?

See above.

SCD> I'm ready to go buy an adaptor, but thought I'd ask.

Adaptor or cable.


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The Maxtor drive has its own power - so no problem.

SCD

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:24:21 -0600, "Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net>
wrote:

>SCD wrote:
>> I'm trying to get a new Maxtor One Touch external 300 gig hard drive
>> to work with my Inspiron 8100. Since the 8100 has only a USB 1.1 it's
>> too slow to work, so I'm trying to use the Firewire port.
>>
>> the Maxtor cable SEEMS to plug in, but I'm not getting a connection.
>>
>> The instructions for the Maxtor say that most laptops have a 4-pin
>> Firewire port and I need to buy an adaptor from 4 to 6 pin. But I
>> should "be sure it's a 4 pin" port. I can't find anything in the specs
>> for the 8100 about which kind of Firewire port it is.
>>
>> Has anyone hooked up to a 8100?
>> I'm ready to go buy an adaptor, but thought I'd ask.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> SCD
>
>Not only is it four-pin versus the standard six, but it is unpowered so
>an external device must supply its own via an AC adapter.
>
>Q
>