This will work provided you have either of the two ports mentioned.
Be sure you have the latest driver updates.
Thanks Bob. 
Like Bob said it should work fine in Windows ME, Microsoft even released a update for Windows 98 to add Firewire support so its supported in almost every Microsoft OS.
Great, Thanks Mac !!
I just downloaded Easeus Partition Manager. I was reading the help file and noticed that it said I would lose all my information on my hard disk to do it. Is that true? I just reinstalled Windows a little while ago and don’t want to have to do that again so soon.
As recommended in this thread, I also have considered buying an external hard drive, and found one that is both USB and Firewire. Since I have one XP computer with USB and another newer Vista computer with Firewire, this looking interesting.
Does anyone know anything about it. If so, what do you think?
BTW it was on sale at Buy.com.
It doesn’t mention Windows Vista operating system in the Tech Specs either.
Ro Ro
Hi roro,
Maybe the picture I just took will answer your question. ;D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/bob3160/Avast%20Forum/roro.png
Hi Bob
I see you have one. Does it work on Vista?
How does it compare with the Maxtor STM305004OTA3E5-RK OneTouch 4 Plus 500GB External Hard Drive mentioned in the post by Hines 232?
The price for each is about the same when you factor in S & H at Tiger Direct, and free shipping at Buy.com.
RoRo
roro,
It’s a hard drive and works on all operating systems. I’ve had it connected the my laptop (vista) but am now using it
on this XP SP3 system.
I can’t compare it to another model since I don’t have the other model.
That sounds great Bob as I have both those OS systems to use it on. I really don’t like all the negative reports on the Maxtor so will probably go with the Fantom.
thanks for your feedback. 8) 8)
Ro Ro
Vista actually has the best support for Firewire devices of any Windows OS. Its the only windows OS to support Firewire 800 devices without a patch or registry tweak :).
I got my Fantom 500 GB firewire/USB hard drive today. I assume since it is FAT32 ready, that it will install flawlessly on my Vista home premium machine. Am I correct? Also does switching from XP to Vista require any adjustments? Can I have it attached to both a firewire port and a USB port at the same time, so I can use it on both machines simultaneously?
Ro Ro 8) 8)
BTW, since I added this twice by mistake, can I delete it from the topic? :o :o
Hi Roro…
It should work flawlessly with both of your systems, it may not even require the driver CD. However, I don’t think you will be able to use it on both systems simultaneously.
Best Regards…
I’m using PING for ages. With some trimming you can burn Windows XP image on single 700MB CD. Haven’t tried Vista since i’m not sure it would fit on single layer DVD. Maybe dual layer one. But i just have it stored on my second drive. Restoration takes 5 minutes lol…
roro,
Your connection options are one or the other. Not Both
Thank you Bob and Ardvark,
I just connected the hard drive up and am copying files. I couldn’t use the Firewire connection as I have 4 pin Firewire on my PC and the connecting cable is 6 pin. I have to get an 6 pin to 4 pin adapter, and when I do I will try the Firewire as it is supposed to be much faster. Right now my 7 Gig is taking 15 minutes to copy. Everything went well so far. Thanks for the information. I will be sure to disconnect from one machine and then reconnect on another.
Ro Ro 8) 8)
Firewire like USB (1 and 2) has two incarnations, firewire 400 and 800 I believe.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FireWire for full info.
Comparison to USBAlthough high-speed USB 2.0 nominally runs at a higher signaling rate (480 Mbit/s) than FireWire 400, typical USB PC-hosts rarely exceed sustained transfers of 280 Mbit/s, with 240 Mbit/s being more typical. This is likely due to USB’s reliance on the host-processor to manage low-level USB protocol, whereas FireWire delegates the same tasks to the interface hardware. For example, the FireWire host interface supports memory-mapped devices, which allows high-level protocols to run without loading the host CPU with interrupts and buffer-copy operations.[18]
FireWire 800 is substantially faster than Hi-Speed USB.[19]
So depending on the firewire on your system, if it is 400 then it wouldn’t be that much difference from USB 2.
Looks like this is your version of firewire:
Enhancements (IEEE 1394a-2000)An amendment IEEE 1394a was released in 2000, which both clarified and enhanced the original specification. It added in support for asynchronous streaming, quicker bus reconfiguration, packet concatenation, and a power saving suspend mode.
1394a also standardized the 4-pin connector already widely in use. The 4-pin version is used on many consumer devices such as camcorders, laptops, and other small FireWire devices. Though fully data compatible with 6-pin interfaces, it lacks power connectors.]Enhancements (IEEE 1394a-2000)
An amendment IEEE 1394a was released in 2000, which both clarified and enhanced the original specification. It added in support for asynchronous streaming, quicker bus reconfiguration, packet concatenation, and a power saving suspend mode.
1394a also standardized the 4-pin connector already widely in use. The 4-pin version is used on many consumer devices such as camcorders, laptops, and other small FireWire devices. Though fully data compatible with 6-pin interfaces, it lacks power connectors.
Even if its Firewire 400, it will still outpace USB. Firewire keeps a constant transfer rate very near its 400Mbps max, where USB fluctuates and does not usually transfer anywhere near its max speed (as Davids quote said USB rarely transfers above 280Mbit).
Also, I Windows Vista has better support for firewire devices than Windows XP, something to keep in mind.
Hi Roro…
You’re welcome, glad to help!
Best regards…
Hi roro,
Hope you get a lot of good use out of your new toy.