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RE: [OT] Firewire Power Saving


  • Subject: RE: [OT] Firewire Power Saving
  • From: "Tony" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:21:15 -0000

Hi Phil,

> Before you abandon Windows try the uBcore firewire drivers -
> they may get around your problem for you.

Thanks, will have a google

> (Have you not yet
> hit the "Delayed Write Failure" problem with Windows?)

Yes, only on winxp though - not on the w2k3 box

>
> > Phil said he's using a mini-mac ok for power saving
>
> Nope - I use a Mac Mini for serving ... I don't have it
> spinning down the drives when not in use, however, as I
> unmount and mount the drives whilst doing admin it does spin
> them down and back up correctly so probably would be OK.

Ok, mis-understood.

Does anyone else have experience of powering down firewire drive bays on a
mini-mac please?

> I think it reads them but won't write to them...

Cheers

Many thanks
Tony




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