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Review : PYRO Drive Kit from ADS Technologies
ADS technologies makes a broad range of firewire devices. Amongst them
is the PYRO drivekit.
In essence this is a enclosure that has a 5 1/4 inch drive bay and supplies power to, and converts any IDE device to a Firewire device. The PYRO device has a built in ATA-66 controller. Since Firewire supports storage devices directly there is no need for additional drivers. The Kit comes delivered with a configuration CD. You can update the PYRO firmware should the need arise , and set the drive mode. There is optimized firmware for Harddisks and CD ( both readers and Writers , DVD readers and some DVD writers work too ) device.
The box comes with a faceplate that simply snaps into place when you install a harddisk in the enclosure. ( It is not installed by default , apparently most people use it to attach optical media devices most ).
The front of the enclosure holds a power switch and a power indicator.
The back has the power input ( cord supplied ) ,a fan to keep whatever is inside the enclosure cool, 2 RCA cinch connectors for the audio outputs in case you installed a CD or DVD drive , and 3 firewire connectors. The PYRO acts , besides as Firewire to IDE , also as a Firewire hub. This allows you to hook up more firewire devices ( like another PYRO box :-) ). The enclose has specially designed non-slip rubber feet that can interlock with each other , so you can safely stack a bunch of these boxes.
This is as easy as installing a device in an internal bay. The enclosure has cutouts and comes supplied with various screws. Remove the 2 screws holding the outer cover and slide it backwards. Slide out the metal cover with fireWire logo and you can get to the inside.
The above picture shows a harddisk ( 60 Gbyte) installed. Just screw it to the bottom of the enclosure , attach power and IDE cable and you are done. Do not forget to set your disk to Master or single disk.
For a CD or DVD device it is just the same , except that here you can also connect the RCA jacks on the back.
The power supply in the box is strong enough to feed even the most power hungry devices.
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