Lost my power supply cord and the firewire cord for SmartDisk FireLite FWFL120--where can I get something that will work?

Mac OsX users must install driver software into their MacBooks to use it. Go to the mfr's home page and download the driver into your Mac Air and it should work fine for you.

This a firewire drive and needs to plugged into a firewire port to spin up. If you do not have a firewire port on your computer (most PC's don't) it will not work. I don't believe a firewire to USB connector will pass enough power to the drive to spin it up.

First ..this is an usb disk ..and usually it does not need an external power supply but in special cases when it is plugged in something it can not sustain it ..i understood it does have a power supply plug ..but ..I repeat ..it should work on the usb alone ..and get the power from it ..
If you experience some issues and need to know if ti will work when you power it external ..the values are written on the back of teh drive ..or near the plug ..You will only need to have the right jack ..and the voltage to match ..beware of any higher voltage ..it may damage it right the way ..

http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/computer-manuals.html
you will have to type in the motherboard in the top search tab

or

http://help-site.com/c.m/

this site will tell you how to use something

hope this helps

http://www.9manuals.com/index.html

download after you pay

If it is new and has not come pre formatted then you need to format it to match the system as it still could be in RAW state, but I would expect usb devices to be preformatted. (not always the case though)

A bit of history:-

FAT32 recognised by all windows systems ( but does not support files more than 4GB)

NTFS recognised by systems other than FAT32 (and supports files above 4GB)

FAT 32 was the native format for WIN98 but unfortunately when XP came along many companies continued to format in FAT32 for XP machines especially for the home user. (and XP would run quite happily with the format)

NTFS was and is the more stable of the two.

Many USB power supplies will have the right plug. I picked one up by buying a cheap USB hub, What you want to look for (most likely on the bottom of the power supply) is VOLTAGE Output: 5.0 VDC, POWER Output: 1.0 amp or (1000ma) and the center hole is the positive side. I have even seen some BluTooth earpiece charges that supply what you need.

Hope that this will help.
AAirwolf

RadioShack (you need a FireWire connection) or on sites like Newegg.com or Geeks.com.

The MacBook Air has one USB port. Most computer stores have many different plugs on the other end that will fit your SmartDisk. Most of the SmartDisk units use the mini USB plug. It is the same as many digital cameras use.

Tiger Direct, and MicroCenter also have many different adapters, and adapter kits to use on all kinds of USB devices.

I hope this helps. Please let me know if there are any more questions.

AAirwolf

PS: I use a 160GB SmartDisk on all of my Macs, and PCs. Get way to move data without conflicts.

Try using a different power cord because if there is no power nothing will happen on the computer

It takes a 5V adapter
Here is the part number
C14627 - AC ADAPTER FOR USB BUS-POWERED FIRELITE - ACFLB
Hope this helps!