FireWire

[Eric Legge]

Greetings,

Someone I know wants to purchase a FireWire external hard drive made by Lacie.

He is using Windows 98, but Lacie have told him that the company will only provide support for Windows 98 SE systems.

I want to tell him to buy a PCI FireWire card that would come with the drivers that would allow the drive to work under Windows.

I am I right?

Eric,

http://www.legge40.freeserve.co.uk/BuyerBeware.htm

 

[Phantasm66]

he should try to upgrade to 98SE or in fact forget all that 9x rubbish and get a real OS.... I am not sure if 98 original version supports firewire but in any case if you can get him to the latest OS its better for all concerned....

 

[Eric Legge]

Thanks for the reply.

I was advised elsewhere not to risk it.

I'll have to advise him to buy a USB drive or upgrade the OS.

Eric,

http://www.legge40.freeserve.co.uk/BuyerBeware.htm

 

[LNCPapa]

I don't think you get usb support till SE - I'm pretty sure of this but then again I am pretty lit.

LNCPapa

 

[Vehementi]

Originally posted by LNCPapa
I don't think you get usb support till SE - I'm pretty sure of this but then again I am pretty lit.

LNCPapa

Windows 95(b) can use USB Windows 95a, however, cannot.

So yes you can get a USB drive

The main function of an external hard drive is it's mobility. I mean c'mon...think of how many computers today have 1394 as opposed to USB...

 

[SNGX1275]

Veh - I dont' think USB support is in question - I think USB 2.0 SUPPORT IS IN QUESTION.

 

[Phantasm66]

actually, USB support was added to the little known third edition of windows 95. don't know about firewire.

 

[LNCPapa]

I'm sorry - now that I'm sober I know that I must have meant Firewire. I knew that 95b brought about USB support. USB must've been more appealing to type since it is shorter than Firewire.

LNCPapa

 

[Phantasm66]

heheh don't worry about the soberity issue... it happens to us all!

but it was windows 95c that supported USB i am sure. win95b supported FAT32.

 

[LNCPapa]

95c is when it was there by default - but with 95b OSR2.1 you could have it as well (supplement).

LNCPapa