Can't auto mount shutdown of LaCie drives

I just bought a new Lacie 2big triple, when I connect it by FW400/800, I found it can't auto shut down by MP power, I also saw that problem is aroung iMac too, now I thinking can I use another Firewire card to do this? But I still afraid it will had the same ending.

This is normal. Power remains on the Firewire ports even after sleep or shutdown. If your drives have their own built-in power you can turn that off. If the drives are bus-powered then they will remain on. This is a limitation of the Firewire specification and not a defect in the computer hardware.

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