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jel183(UK)
"Shane" <Shane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7F628BA1-439A-4D32-A72E-4C095CE4FA79@microsoft.com...
> That shouldnt be a problem!
> My PC has neither USB2 or Firewire ports, but I am planning on buying a
> Firewire card when I buy the drive.
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> Incidentily, firewire 400 (400mbps) is better than USB2 (480mbps).
> Firewire
> is faster and uses less CPU %) see here -->
>
http://www.firewire-1394.com/firewire-vs-usb.htm
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> "jel183(UK)" wrote:
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>> ........nly thing was I had to buy a 6 > 4 pin firewire cable to fit my
>> laptop 4 pin firewire port - it only comes with a USB & 6 > 6 firewire
>> cables
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>> jel183(UK)
>> "jel183(UK)" <nospam@myhome.com> wrote in message
>> news:OxFgBJ70EHA.2884@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >I don't use the 'one touch' function - just as an additional HDD ...
>> >the
>> >use of firewire is because I dont have any free USB2 ports and I dont
>> >want
>> >the hassel of a hub.... when I bought it I just plugged it in and the
>> >laptop found it straight away - the only thing is make sure the maxtor
>> >is
>> >turned on before you boot up your PC
>> >
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>> > jel183(UK)
>> > "Shane" <Shane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:47EF9800-9DDB-4B10-BF93-AB4A4EA12C95@microsoft.com...
>> >> Hi jel183
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for your reply.
>> >>
>> >> Your information has been very valuable, and I am almost convinced
>> >> this
>> >> is
>> >> the HD for me!
>> >>
>> >> "jel183(UK)" wrote:
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>> >>> I am using a Maxtor 7200 160GB One Touch Ext HDD connected to my
>> >>> laptop
>> >>> by
>> >>> firewire and shared on my home network - no problems whatsoever - you
>> >>> would
>> >>> not know from the performance that it was an external HDD. (I have
>> >>> FlightSimulator stored on it as well as many video and MP3 files)
>> >>>
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>> >>> HTH - Any Advice Appreciated - Please Reply To Newsgroup Only
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>> >>> jel183(UK)
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> "Shane" <Shane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >>> news:2A1ADCCC-1A90-4E01-BA1B-F9AB5DDE3249@microsoft.com...
>> >>> > Hello
>> >>> >
>> >>> > (Second posting due to the last message gradually being lost in the
>> >>> > depths
>> >>> > of time)
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Hi
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I have 3 questions regarding The Maxtor OneTouch 7200RPM 300GB Hard
>> >>> > Drive.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Is it possible to watch video files (DivX movies for example)
>> >>> > directly
>> >>> > from
>> >>> > the external HD?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Can I share the content of the external drive on peer2peer (WinMX
>> >>> > for
>> >>> > example) as I can with my internal HD's?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Would you recommend I buy a USB2 card or firewire 400 card to run
>> >>> > the
>> >>> > external HD? (Iv read on many sites that firewire 400 is actualy
>> >>> > faster
>> >>> > than
>> >>> > USB2 in tests)
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thanks for any help you can give me.
>> >>> >
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