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Old 01-05-2006, 02:13 AM
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Default Re: Maxtor available with USB but not with FireWire


"jaft" <ftirapelle@yahoo.it> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have bought an external Maxtor 250GB. WinXP sees it via USB but not
> via FireWire.
> Any ideas?
>
> WinXp SP1
> Acer TravelMate 630
> Maxtor 6L250R0
> FireWire 6pin/4pin
>
> Thanks
>

Did you disconnect the USB cable from the external case before you
connected the Firewire cable? My external case disables the Firewire
ports if a USB cable is connected to the case. Disconnecting the
USB cable at the computer end is not sufficient.


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Re: Maxtor available with USB but not with FireWire