On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 10:49:06PM -0500, Jim Hughes wrote: >As far as I know firewire devices can be used without having the bus power on. Sure, but eg. my external hard disk needs a 5V DC input or bus power. I would rather have this power from the bus than from a wall socker. I want to be able to use my laptop in a fully mobile way :) best regards, Vincent