External firewire Drive / Oxford Chip question
Hey all,
Not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but...
One of the two ports on my Maxtor external firewire drive has ceased to work properly. I noticed that if I pull up slightly on the firewire cable connected to that port, I can send data to/from my computer with no problem. So, I was thinking I might just need to get a new enclosure.
I primarily use this drive to record audio using Pro Tools. Digidesign recommends using drives with the Oxford 911 chip. When I opened the enclosure and slid the hard drive out, I noticed that the Oxford 911 was on a card (PCB, or whatever you call it) that appeared to be part of the enclosure.
I always thought that the 911 chip was connected to the drive itself, and that any old enclosure would do.
So, I feel kind of stupid asking, but do I just need to buy a new enclosure that contains the 911 chip?
thanks in advance,
M
Not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but...
One of the two ports on my Maxtor external firewire drive has ceased to work properly. I noticed that if I pull up slightly on the firewire cable connected to that port, I can send data to/from my computer with no problem. So, I was thinking I might just need to get a new enclosure.
I primarily use this drive to record audio using Pro Tools. Digidesign recommends using drives with the Oxford 911 chip. When I opened the enclosure and slid the hard drive out, I noticed that the Oxford 911 was on a card (PCB, or whatever you call it) that appeared to be part of the enclosure.
I always thought that the 911 chip was connected to the drive itself, and that any old enclosure would do.
So, I feel kind of stupid asking, but do I just need to buy a new enclosure that contains the 911 chip?
thanks in advance,
M
Dual G4, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
