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kalamari77
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 Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 12:07 am Post subject: BELKIN Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire 6-Port Hub for Mac® mi |
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Hi to everybody here! I´ve got this hub, that looks great, but I can´t find my external HD when I connect them, got 2 seagates, no problem with these two, but my western digital and also a new freeagent go flex (seagate) is no way i can´t reach them from the hub and got to plug them in the mac- mini, what is a real pain.... with my portable HD(go flex seagate) because I usually take it with my laptop, Macbook. if anyone could help me out, I tried to find a new firmware but didn´t get any solution.
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philiparcario
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:37 am Post subject: |
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that hub s@cks. don't use it. Been there done that. I had it a few years ago it never worked correctly.
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mooblie
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Isn't it effectively two SEPARATE hubs on one box? (one USB, one FW) so you need to connect up BOTH the USB and FW cables to the mini? You've tried that, right?
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philiparcario
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yes he needs to hook the little fw and the usb cables up. what happens is you get lousy stability as the hub is powered via the mini not a wallwart. dropouts are common.
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Dino1956
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I too have the Belkin USB/Firewire Hub. Like Phil says, it stinks! I used it for 2 months. I hated it. No Power Light unless you look in the hole of the unit. I discovered the Green Light in there after using it for a month. So I guess it was getting Power. Worked much worse than my original idea of Daisy Chaining. Now it sits in an old shoe Box with other Peripherals I no Longer use.
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