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N ote: If you are using a FireWire disk drive that can be powered from a computer's
FireWire bus, you can also power it from FireStore. (one disk drive per FireStore)
Check your hard drive specifications for more details.
Connecting Multiple FireWire Hard Disk Drives
It is possible to daisy chain up to eight FireWire disk drives to FireStore. To
daisy chain multiple hard drives to FireStore:
1. Shut down FireStore and any connected FireWire disk drives. Using the
supplied 6-6 FireWire cable, connect FireStore's "To HDD" connector
to one of the FireWire disk drives two FireWire ports*.
2. Using another 6-6 FireWire cable, simply connect another FireWire
disk drive to the spare 6-pin FireWire connector on the first drive.
3. Repeat Step 2 for up to eight drives. Additional power supplies will be
needed when more than one disk drive is connected to FireStore. Power
up FireStore and any connected FireWire disk drives.
* Note: Every FireWire disk drive has two 6-pin connectors for use in daisy chaining
situations. Either of these connectors can be connected to a computer (or FireStore)
while the other is free to daisy chain additional drives.
Connecting FireStore to a Computer
It is possible to connect FireStore and its attached disk drives to a FireWire
capable Macintosh or Windows computer system. The purpose of this fea-
ture is to allow for quick and easy mount or dismount of the attached FireWire
disk drives to a computer without re-cabling. To connect FireStore to a com-
puter:
1. Ensure you have loaded the required FireWire disk drive drivers on
your computer (consult your FireWire hard drive manual for more in-
formation).