I have 1 firewire port, what do i do?
i have an external connected via usb 2.0...i have one firewire port and if i am capturing footage, i need that firewire port, so the usb port is my only option. am i right or wwrong. pelase help. what are osme solutions?
Daisy chain means to connect one device to another device to another device.
Most firewire drives have two ports to allow this type of connection.
Canon's implementation of the firewire protocol can create issues when there is a hard drive (or multiple hard drives) on the same bus. This does not happen to all Canon users, but to enough that it is something to worry about.
The usual solution is to add a second firewire bus. The real problem arises when you are trying to capture to a Mac that does not have the option of adding a second bus - an iMac for example.
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I just purchased a new iMac. He's awesome. However, he didn't come with a Firewire port. (Bummer, because I have one from the last time (2007) I had to transfer stuff from my iBook...)
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Rear Firewire ports have left the building!
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Not recognizing hard drives or Audio devices.
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HELP!!Thought you could use this info about getting FireWire to work! Usually they all stop at the same time though.
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