bus-powered RED-Drive with G-RAID mini2
by Curran Giddens
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Feb 22, 2009 at 1:09:39 am
Has anyone tested the following combination:
1) RED-Drive (without AC power) connected to MBP via FireWire 800 (bus-powered)
2) G-RAID mini2 (without AC power) connected to MBP via eSATA
3) MacBook Pro 2.8GHz (Unibody) (without AC power) with ExpressCard SATA adapter
Will there be enough power for the RED-Drive and the G-RAID mini2?
There is only 1 FireWire 800 port on the MBP. How do I power the G-RAID mini2?
Can it be powered via the ExpressCard SATA adapter, or do I have to use a FireWire 800 cable?
With only one FW800 port on the MBP, can the second FW800 port on the RED-Drive be used to power the G-RAID mini2 instead? If not, how about powering the G-RAID by using a FW400 or USB 2 cable connected to the MBP.
As you can see I have lots of questions. But the point is that I don't want to rely on AC power and need to have two bus-powered RAIDs, and not on the same bus in order to maximize transfer speed.
Re: bus-powered RED-Drive with G-RAID mini2 by Curran Giddens on Feb 23, 2009 at 11:46:01 pm
With only one FW800 port on the MBP, can the second FW800 port on the RED-Drive be used to power the G-RAID mini2 instead? If not, how about powering the G-RAID by using a FW400 or USB 2 cable connected to the MBP.
Correction: With only one FW800 port on the MBP, and one FW800 port on the RED-Drive, how can I power the mini2 when connected via ExpressCard?
