Maybe, if you device has an external power connection and it
doesn't work, it may require more power than can be supplied
by a simple port. Give it a try.
As far as I know, 4 wires are data and the two wires are
power. The 6 to 4 pin wire cables have a plug that fits a
standard 6 pin socket and only have 4 wires and a smaller
plug to connect to the device.
But I can't give any more advice than that, you'll have to
research compatibility issues for your particular hardware.
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| Jim,
|
| If the Firewire device were to have its own power supply -
e.g. an external
| hard drive & 6 pin would the 6 > 4 pin cable work with a
laptop with a 4 pin
| socket??(Hope that makes sense)
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| jel183(UK)
|
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| | > The problem is that HP sold a crippled computer with
only 4
| > wires in the port. Many devices must have all 6 wires
to
| > work. Unless you can buy a PCMCIA card with a Firewire
| > port, you will have to buy a new computer. I don't know
for
| > sure, but there might be some external Firewire hubs
that
| > will supply the 5th and 6th wires..
| >
| > But you have a hardware problem. You least expensive
fix
| > might be to buy a USB 2.0 card reader {I like the Lexar
USB
| > 2.0 Multicard, it is fast and handles most format flash
| > cards and some micro-drives.}
| >
| >
| > --
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| > | > |I have a HP Pavilion notebook zx5180us. The firewire
| > connection in the
| > | notebook is a 4 pin female. My compact flash reader is
a 6
| > pin female
| > | connection. I bought a 6 pin male to 4 pin male jumper
and
| > connected it
| > | between the reader and computer. But when i install a
| > card in the reader
| > | nothing happens. Not even a flicker out of the lcd
light
| > in the reader. Does
| > | anyone know where i should start looking to correct
this
| > problem?
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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