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I own a Sony Vaio laptop with a 4-pin firewire port. Would this work for me: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16839196001 I would like it to power this device: http://www.zzounds.com/item--MTUTRAVELER - which says, "Bus power requires a non-adapted 6-pin FireWire port"...

Would this one work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16839196001 I just want to check with you all, and make sure, before I buy it. Thanks, Shane

I didn't think that would work, because I thought the last two pins were for providing the volts to power the device. Please tell me if I'm wrong. The device is an interface for portable recording into software on my laptop. The description for the device says: "Bus powered (requires a...

I have a Sony FE550G Vaio laptop which has a 4-pin firewire port, and I need a 6-pin firewire port to power a portable device I want to buy. Is there anyway to upgrade my Sony laptop to a 6-pin port? What would I have to buy, and could I install it myself? Here are specs on my Sony...