Re: Unplanned Obsolescence

Mike Rivers wrote: 
If you've been following my Firewire woes, this evening, I got The
Final Answer in a phone call (no less!) from a Dell tech support
supervisor.


*snip*

After trying four or five different Firewire cases and a couple of
different PCMCIA adapters and not being able to access the drive, I
started writing to the tech supports - Mad Dog (the current drive
case), Adaptec (the current PCMCIA Firewire adapter) and Dell. I got
the usual runaround, essentially "try something else." 

*mega-snip*

Hey Mike,

One thing that i've come across consistently is that the chipset of the case's enclosure is vital to proper performance of drives, especially firewire drives for PC's it seems. The fastest chipset that i know of is the Oxford 911 chipset. In the past it provided the fastest FW throughput and i believe it still does. Look for a case that has this chipset. It is essentially the translator of FireWire to IDE.

Have you tried a different case? I would certainly try that before you get a new computer/motherboard. Bytecc makes a great one, the "ME-740F". It's listed for about 50 bucks in Toronto.

Have you tried a different PCMCIA card? Also with firewire cards, look for Texas Instruments or Lucent chipsets onboard. Generally highers quality.

Roach
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