firewire ports in laptops

[dan the acid man]

either four or six, the four port ones don't provide their own power, where as the six pin ones will.

[ritaheed]

either four or six, the four port ones don't provide their own power, where as the six pin ones will.

rite ma lappy has got a 4 pin port.....checked the manual from the audio interface and it says the interface cant draw power from a 4 pin firewire cable so wot do i do here???

[Barely Human]

What interface is it? Does it have an external power conection socket?