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g5g5
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I got mine last night from MacMall. I tried plugging my 512MB iPod Shuffle into the front and back USB ports and it doesn't work unless Firewire is connected in the back. Is this normal???? I didn't even bother reading the manual and accidentally threw it away. 
Resuna must have been right when he said the Hub is getting its power from Firewire.
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homerjatmoes
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| g5g5 wrote: | I got mine last night from MacMall. I tried plugging my 512MB iPod Shuffle into the front and back USB ports and it doesn't work unless Firewire is connected in the back. Is this normal???? I didn't even bother reading the manual and accidentally threw it away.
Resuna must have been right when he said the Hub is getting its power from Firewire. |
You need to hook up both to use both nad iit is powered through the firewire port. Check this thread for more info.
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g5g5
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Thanks for the info. I really like the looks of this hub and the two-tone look with the Mac mini. It seems well made and sturdy like other have noted. Well worth the $30. Don't hear any noises coming from the hub at all.
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certsoft
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| If you hear a high frequency noise coming from the hub that is probably due to a switching power supply. I believe fireware uses 12 volts but USB requires 5 volts, so they must convert down from 12 to 5. A properly designed and manufactured switching power supply should be essentially quiet, I suspect something is loose and is vibrating at a sub-harmonic of the switching frequency. |
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