Lord Rhinehart

I just got an external enclosure for a dvd burner. When i plug only the power supply in, the dvd drive opens jsut fine. However, wheni plug in the ide too the drive no longer functions. The light doesnt even turn on. Whats wrong?

Ok, i tried plugging it in via usb and it worked. However, i only have usb 1.1 so i cant use that route. I tried 2 different firewire cables and they both failed. I made sure my firewire port is enabled and it says it is working properly. Is the port bad or is the firewire ports on the enclosure bad. Maybe ill have to go test it at a friends house.

Ok, i tried plugging it in via usb and it worked. However, i only have usb 1.1 so i cant use that route. I tried 2 different firewire cables and they both failed. I made sure my firewire port is enabled and it says it is working properly. Is the port bad or is the firewire ports on the enclosure bad.