External HD as Firewire Hub

I ordered a new Firewire external hard drive that has 2 Firewire 800 ports. Can I use those ports as a Firewire hub??

i expect you will need one of the ports to connect the HD to your Mac. you can use the 2nd to +daisy chain+ other firewire devices.
JGG

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ISight with External Drive or Firewire Hub

Hello,
I am interested in purchasing an iSight for multiple reasons. I have been reading in the forum that iSight may not work with certain firewire devices which is unfortunate since I utilize external firewire devices on a daily basis and it would not be beneficial to disconnect them to utilize iSight.
I have a external firewire DVD burner which is connected to my miniStack, which in turn is connected to my Powerbook. I also boot off of the miniStack and do not want to change that fact.
I can't seem to find a straight answer to this question, "Will my iSight work with the firewire hub in my miniStack?" If not, will it work with a powered firewire hub? If so, what hub is recommended, or at least is know to work very well?
If iSight will not work at all in my situation, can anyone recommend a camera that works well with iChat, iMovie, and Skype.
Hopefully I am not beating a dead horse with this subject!
Thanks
Powerbook G4 1.33 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 5G iPod, Airport Express, Airport Snow

Hello Akuma,
I strongly recommend Belkin Hubs. My experience and that of others that have posted indicate that they work well w/Mac's 25V power.
That said, there is no reason for you to replace the miniStack, which seems to play well with the iSight: however I'm baseing that on reports/conversations w/others; not personal experience.
The iSight is designed to work w/Mac and the chances are that you have a better than 50/50 shot at it working w/your particular "flavor" of other non-Apple FW devices. The only way you will be able to tell for sure is to try it. The final outcome, good or bad, really can't be qualified as it seems to be dependent on what non-Mac FW devices use for their logic chip (Oxford having proven to work in most cases).
James A. Weston's suggestion is correct and a lot simpler than mine. Let us know if you do try, and the results so others may benefit. Good Luck.
Respectfully,
Bill Gallagher
ps-I'm in WI a lot, and would be glad to let you try my iSight if you can't find a friend or neighbor w/one.

Will this work - Duet and External drives thru FireWire hub

I am thinking of getting a Mac Mini, my old 5-year old G4 is having a rough go of it with Logic Studio, so I'm thinking the faster 2.00 Ghz Dual Core Mini may be a better solution. However, I have three external FireWire HD's and I use Apogee's Duet as my inputs so I will need to get a hub (only one FireWire port on the Mini), but will that introduce a whole new set of problems for me? Will this work? Is anyone using this already?

If you do have "noise" in the audio, it will not be because the devices share the same bus.
Digital noise may be created and broadcast by the drives themselves and become thus injected into the audio stream. This can be made worse by poor ground schemes.
Many setups with powered external monitors and/or mixers are susceptible to this particular noise as broadcast by the hard drive. I have these two seagate drives that must be off or you can hear them.
Luck-
-DP

Firewire hub and iPod, external HD etc...

Hi All,
I've got a new 1.67ghz PB. I have 3 different firewire things connected. My iPod Dock, a Porsche Lacie 160gb external HD and an old ibook. I have a cheap 6 port firewire hub connected to the PB which inturn connects the other devices... My problem is this. My iPod will always charge but wont always mount on the desktop, same with the connected ibook. Is'nt the hub just sposed to be an extension of the port? Everything I plug into the hub should work the same as if it where connected directly to the pb?
Any help would be great

Hi Nicholas,
I use a Belkin 6 port firewire 400 hub, as yet haven't had any problem like this on my Powerbook. Maybe connect each one in turn, make sure it mounts and unmounts OK, they try 2 and then 3 maybe it ld point to a defective port or even cable? Just an idea
Regards
Jed

Are FireWire Hubs ok w/ FCP ?

Any known problems with firewire hubs and FCP HD ?
i'll be using:
mac mini dual intel
external firewire 400 lacie hard drives
external DVD burner (firewire 400)
canopus ADV100
thank you

thanks Robbosaur
problem is that one of the lacie drives has only one FW 400 port (other port is FW800) and the canopus box has only one 6pin FW400 port.
I can not use the 4pin FW400 port on the canopus while using the 6pin FW400 port.
i'd also like to hook up the video camera.
i'm hoping the FW hub will solve all of this. but sometime these hubs introduce more problems that they solve.
Should be fine.
Daisy chain, well you'll have to
Mac>Drives>Canopus on the end.
Once you're done editing and looking to generate the
m2v and audio I'd probably opt to have those saved on
the boot drive.
Unplug the drives then hook the burner up at that
stage.

A question about Firewire Hubs.

I am going to be getting a 24in Intel iMac soon. I have a G4 500 and recently replaced my 17in studio display with an inexpensive 19in LCD. This cleared enough space on my desk for the iMac. Since a number of the apps I need only work /w OS9 I will be keeping the G4 & my new LCD will fit neatly behind the iMac until I need it.
My question is this,.. I recently saw a Fire Wire hub at Comp USA, and I was wondering if I can use this to connect some of my periferals to "both" computers. Items like external HD's and media card readers?
If this works it would eliminate the need for constant plugging & un-plugging of the devices back & forth between the 2 computers.
My idea is that if both computers are connected to the hub along with the HD & reader, then whichever computer is booted up 'n running would be able to access the device. (and as long as both comps. aren't "on" at the same time, there shouldn't be any issues?)
Is this right, or am I barking up the wrong tree?
TIA,
Craig

Hello Craig
Google: "firewire hubs" just for example the first one is Mac compatible with 4 usb and 3 firewire ports. But for that 24" iMac you'll want the second one just a firewire hub.
http://www.meritline.com/7-port-combo-hub-repeater-4-usb-3-firewire-1394.html
http://www.epinions.com/pr-BelkinFireWire_6-Port_Hub_F5U526-APL_NetworkingHub
Besure the one you are looking at say's mac comp. and the verson.
Dennis
17" iMac Intel Core Duo 1.5GB Ram Mac OS X (10.4.8) Maxtor 300GB FireWire 2G Nano

Firewire hub... How does it work?

Hi everyone,
I have an Intel iMac (summer 2006), and I want to invest in a new FW audio interface for my studio, plus the Focusrite Liquid Mix DSP card, which also connects through FW.
Plus, I work with two more FW external HD's, also FW, which makes four devices for two ports. So my question is, would a FW hub solve this problem?
From what I've read, it's better to leave one port for the audio interface, not to compromise its stream and take the most out of it, but I'm worried about connecting the other devices to the hub. What I want to understand is if the hub simply alows for more connections, or is it really like having more ports with the same stream "speed"? (sorry if this is not the correct term)
Thanks a lot for the help.

FireWire is designed to be daisy-chained, so if one of the two external drives has a daisy-chain (extra) port, you can connect one to the other and save on the need for one port.
Other types of FireWire-based devices usually do not have a daisy-chain port, so you probably still need a hub.
I have a combo USB/FireWire hub from TrendNet. It has 3 FireWire ports, but since one is the uplink, it is actually only a one-to-two increase. It works fine for my drives, but I'm sure there is some reduction in throughput if both drives are actively working at the same time. The next size up after 3-port seems to be 6-port. Make the one you get is self-powered (comes with a power adapter).
I think you are correct in connecting the audio interface directly to the iMac.

Mounting of external usb or firewire harddisk does not work anymore

Hello,
since two days I have the problem, that my xserve doesn't mount an external usb or firewire harddisk.
The disks are not on the desktop and not visible in Disk Utility.
On my macbook the harddisks work.
In System Profiler are the hard disks partly visible:
FireWire-Bus:
+Maximal: Bis zu 800 MBit/s+
AluBOX:
+Hersteller: ONE TECH+
+Modell: 0x640+
+GUID: 0x101003C31001DF+
+Maximal: Bis zu 800 MBit/s+
+Verbindungsgeschwindigkeit: Bis zu 800 MBit/s+
Untereinheiten:
+AluBOX Unit:+
+Softwareversion des Geräts: 0x10483+
+Spec-ID des Geräts: 0x609E+
+Firmware-Version: 0x824+
+Version des Produkts: 8.24+
Untereinheiten:
+AluBOX SBP-LUN:+
+Integrierter Hub:+
+Hersteller: Unbekannt+
+Modell: Unbekannt+
+Maximal: Bis zu 800 MBit/s+
+Verbindungsgeschwindigkeit: Unbekannt+
USB-Hochgeschwindigkeits-Bus:
+Ort für Host-Controller: USB (Integriert)+
+Treiber für Host-Controller: AppleUSBEHCI+
+PCI Geräte-ID: 0x268c+
+PCI Revisions-ID: 0x0009+
+PCI Hersteller-ID: 0x8086+
+Bus-Nummer: 0xfd+
+LaCie Hard Drive USB:+
+Version: 0.00+
+Bus-Strom (mA): 500+
+Geschwindigkeit: Bis zu 480 MBit/s+
+Hersteller: LaCie SA+
+Produkt-ID: 0x0c41+
+Seriennummer: 152D203380B6+
+Hersteller-ID: 0x059f+
Has anyone any idea what it is?
Thanks
Message was edited by: kai23

Is the enclosure locked? External drives won't mount if the enclosure is locked, typically.

Does anyone know of a firewire hub that has both 400 and 800 ports?

Subject pretty much says it all...
Thanks

Hi Barbara
I have a couple of links stashed away
http://www.everythinghereplus.com/electronics/firewire-800-repeater-hubs
http://www.synchrotech.com/product-1394/firewire-hubs-repeaters_00.html
http://www.ioi1394.com/products/prodcat.aspx?CatID=107
http://www.networktechinc.com/hub-1394.html
http://www.firewirestuff.com/hubs.html
Heck' if you only need 1 or 2 ports it's cheaper to just buy a good Quad Interface External HD to use as a Hub and get the bonus HD for Storage and Backup.

Belkin Firewire Hub Not working

I purchased a Belkin Firewire 6-Port Hub unit and plugged all of my firewire gear into it and it is not working. The unit is glowing green and is connected to my iMac so that is all good.
I read the back of the package and it says the following....
To use the hub your computer must feature a built in firewire host adapter or be equipped with a firewire host adapter upgrade card.
Does the Intel Core 2 Duo based iMac have either one of these? Could this be my problem?

I had one external hard drive plugged in (with its own power supply), my Digi002 Rack plugged in (with its own power supply) and a cable to my camcorder. I turned my hard drive on and the icon would not appear. I just unplugged everything and now the hard drive works. I guess I will just take the belkin back or sell it on amazon.
I have a belkin usb hub and that thing works great! I guess the firewire hubs are kind of finiky.
There really was not exact place to plug the firewire cable into the hub that connects to the computer, unlike the usb hub. I thought that a bit odd. Perhaps I pluggede the cable from the computer into the wrong spot on the hub so the hub was not recognized by the computer?

Firewire hub?

hey everyone!
i have an imac and have run out of firewire ports for all my external hds.
does anyone have any experience with firewire hubs? for some reason i am weary of hooking one up but am sick of plugging and unplugging this mess of wires and cords.
any advice on if these hubs are ''safe'' or not??
thnks

does it matter if the brands etc are different?
No.
aren't the two ports on the firewire hds-one is 400 one is 800??
Not always. Some have two FW400 ports, some have one of each and some also have a USB port. If one or more of the drives has only one FW 400 and one FW800 port, use a cable made for connecting the two.
does it matter which port you connect to?
No.
does each drive mount on the desktop?
Yes ... as long as it's functioning properly.
connect drive a to mac firewire 800 port/connect hd B to drive A firewire port/ and so on??
Yes, that will work.
-DH

Firewire hub configuration?

I just bought a belkin 6 port firewire hub. I'm wondering what the best use of the hub would be.
Firewire devices:
3 external hard drives, a dvd burner, a scanner, ipod, and camcorder. The ipod and camcorder are only ocassionally hooked up, and I don't use the scanner that frequently.
My plan: Daisychain the drives, plugged directly into the Mac.
Plug hub into the other firewire port on the mac, and plug the ipod, camcorder, burner, and scanner into the hub.
Does that sound about right?
I've heard that there may be issues with plugging the camcorder into the hub, so if that's the case any suggestions would be welcome.
[up until now, I have the drives and burner daisychained, and have to plug and unplug the other three devices into the other port].
Thanks.
Jim
g4 dual 1 gig Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I just bought a belkin 6 port firewire hub. I'm wondering what the best use of the hub would be.
Firewire devices:
3 external hard drives, a dvd burner, a scanner, ipod, and camcorder. The ipod and camcorder are only ocassionally hooked up, and I don't use the scanner that frequently.
My plan: Daisychain the drives, plugged directly into the Mac.
Plug hub into the other firewire port on the mac, and plug the ipod, camcorder, burner, and scanner into the hub.
Does that sound about right?
I've heard that there may be issues with plugging the camcorder into the hub, so if that's the case any suggestions would be welcome.
[up until now, I have the drives and burner daisychained, and have to plug and unplug the other three devices into the other port].
Thanks.
Jim
g4 dual 1 gig Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Firewire Hub + iPod + Ext. Hard Drive?

Ok, So I have a little bit of a problem. I have a 60gb ipod and the harddrive on my Mac is also 60GB. But, of course, the laptop's harddrive has, oh, other things like an OS and, oh, photos.
Say it with me: I need storage.
I have a Titanium Powerbook that has two USB 1.0 ports and one Firewire port. I would like to hook up a Firewire Hub to the Firewire port and plug an external harddrive as well as the iPod. i will have the iPod sync with music files stored on the external drive, not on the laptops drive.
Will this cause any kind of Synching issues since both things are on the same single Firewire port on the laptop?
Or does the synching work seamlessly through the hub?
gm.

There's no problems at all with this type of setup.
It should work just fine.

Firewire Hub not working

I have a Belkin 6-port firewire hub connecting my powerbook (NO iSight) and two external hard drives. If I connect any one of the two hard drives directly into my single firewire port on my powerbook, they mount normally. If I connect them to the hub and then connect that to the powerbook, nothing happens. I need to use the hub because I need to import video (firewire connection of course) and my powerbook is full.
Any suggestions beyond unplug everything, check connections etc., would be helpful since I've tried all that.

Hello mklein,
If I connect them to the hub and then connect that to the powerbook, nothing happens.
And a dumber question:
Have you tried connecting the hub first and then connecting one Ext.HD? I'd also like info on the Ext. HD's and the type of box/interface chip they use; and pushing a bit more for information, the model # for the Belkin hub. Is it only FW or a combo USB/FW device?
Respectfully,
Bill Gallagher

Do i need a Firewire Hub

My MacBook only has one firewire port and I want to import my video to my external hard drive because I don't have enough hard drive space on my MacBook. In order to do that I need to have the camera and MyBook external hard drive plugged in at the same time. Can anyone recommend a good firewire hub?
ThX!

Some Firewire device allow "daisychaining" which means if your external drive has two firewire ports, you might be able to connect the camera to one of them.
Otherwise, a hub should work fine.

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