 Keeping Firewire 1814 Turned On?, Would this be bad for it? |
 Sun 23 Jul 2006, 16:18
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Rookie  Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 12-Jul 06 From: Williston - US Member No.: 81,388  |
Since I'd have to power my Mac down to shut it off and if I wanted to turn it back on, make sure the Mac was shut down once more, it make's sense for me to just keep it plugged in and on, unless I'm mobile. Is it okay for the interface to be left on?
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Mon 24 Jul 2006, 07:14
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Do you have the included power cable plugged in to the FW1814? If you do, you need to disconnect it. The FW1814 is supposed to run on firewire bus power only. So, the FW1814 will only be on when your computer is on. Hope this helps.
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Mon 24 Jul 2006, 15:08
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 12-Jul 06 From: Williston - US Member No.: 81,388 |
QUOTE (lildrummerboy70 @ Mon 24 Jul 2006, 02:14)  Do you have the included power cable plugged in to the FW1814? If you do, you need to disconnect it. The FW1814 is supposed to run on firewire bus power only. So, the FW1814 will only be on when your computer is on. Hope this helps. Jason I already know that. There's no need to run off of the power cable. I want to know if I can keep the interface on (as I asked in my first post...) all the time. |
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Tue 25 Jul 2006, 12:53
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 Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 27-Jan 03 From: Austin - US Member No.: 11,156 |
Drummer519,
Since the device is FireWire based I would normally say "no", you do not need to turn anything off or on when unplugging from your host. FireWire is defined as being hot swappable. However, in looking at the 1814 manual, it states that due to some reports made to the company of IEEE1394 interfaces being damaged by hotswapping the device to power down both units (1814 and the host) before connecting/disconnecting. If you are asking, since the device is bus powered, if it is alright to keep the 1814 powered on while you shut down the iMac (it is an iMac as mentioned in a separate thread, right?) then you should be able to do that. It *may* shorten the life of the 1814. I don't own one, but if there are no fans to keep the circuits cool, keeping the unit "hot" 24x7x365 could cause incremental damage to the ICs. ICs (transistors, etc) will fail more often when hot, while mechanicals (power supplies, fans, etc) will fail more often cold. For a definitive answer, I'd really recommend checking with the manufacturer since if they tell you to leave it on and it fails (keep a copy of that response as a CYA move) then you can go back for warranty work without as many headaches. Best of luck. peace. This post has been edited by deaconblue: Tue 25 Jul 2006, 12:53 -------------------- |
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