Steve wrote:

>--External Lacie firewire hard drive
>--Dell inspiron E1705 laptop with no firewire port
>--Purchased a SIIG firewire express card adapter
>--Computer sees hard drive, but when I try to access it, message reads 
>"Request could not be performed because of an I/O device error."


Try here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891894

http://www.ozzu.com/ftopic31209.html

If that doesn't fix it, Google the exact message.  You're not 
alone---you'll get over a million hits! Somewhere in there, you'll find the 
answer that fits your circumstances.

Don Penlington

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