-- John Pitcairn <johnp@opuslocus.net> wrote: > I'd start by running the drives off the card > (FW800?) and the mLan device off the G5 FW400. > > This works well on my powerbook - FW800 drive via > LaCie cardbus, Fireface via powerbook FW400. > > If the card isn't FW800, do it the other way around > so you get the full drive speed. > Thanks John. Should have mentioned that the card is FW800. I have installed it and it seems the mLan FW will no longer run from the G5 FW ports. However it seems to run in the PCI card. So I have plugged both drives into the G5 ports. My question is: the FW400 drive is for backups only and it gets turned on at the end of the day when my work is done. Since it is not turned on or mounted on the desktop I presume that my FW800 drive will run at 800. Is this correct? If needed I could unplug the FW400 drive completely till needed but I'd rather not. Alternatively, I suppose I could plug it into the PCI card with the mLan. Thanks again for your assistance. JP