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August 6th, 2004 12:00
firewire 1394 vs. 1394A
I just purchased an Inspiron 8600. I have a device I want to hook up to it and it says that it will not work with a 1394 card; the card has to be a 1394A. How can I find out what standard the firewire port on my notebook is?
Thank you.
Roaf
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bacillus
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August 6th, 2004 20:00
NemesisDB
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August 7th, 2004 05:00
800Mbps ... yum
mrdat
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August 8th, 2004 23:00
looks like apple's website said that there are three 'standards' now... 1394-1995, 1394a-2000, and 1394b... so i guess the a version was finalized in 2000.... http://developer.apple.com/firewire/
I also found this @ http://www.freetech.com/u.s.a/f-1.htm :
1394 Evolution
1394 devices on the market today conform to either the original IEEE 1394-1995 specification or its backward-compatible supplement, IEEE 1394a-2000. Note that 1394a-2000 primarily clarifies the 1394-1995 specification in ways that enhance interoperability. 1394a-2000 does not increase its speeds beyond 400 Mbps or change its fundamental capabilities. One feature of 1394a-2000 of key interest to the PC industry is its advanced power management capabilities.