Firewire hub vs Daisy Chaining

[SOMANNA GARUDA]

Somanna wrote:
"I am unable to comprehend how the external firewire drive is able to exchange data despite your keeping the drive upstream unplugged."

All I can tell you is that it does.
In fact, I was just booting and running from a drive connected to my "powered off" drive this afternoon. Worked fine.

Mac firewire port ---> drive that is off ---> drive that is running on firewire.
It works.

Is the first drive of the daisy chain unplugged [with the firewire cable out of the port] or ejected [with the connecting cable to the Mac Mini still on]?

 

[SOMANNA GARUDA]

Somanna wrote:
"I am unable to comprehend how the external firewire drive is able to exchange data despite your keeping the drive upstream unplugged."

All I can tell you is that it does.
In fact, I was just booting and running from a drive connected to my "powered off" drive this afternoon. Worked fine.

Mac firewire port ---> drive that is off ---> drive that is running on firewire.
It works.

Is the first drive of the daisy chain unplugged [with the firewire cable out of the port] or ejected [with the connecting cable to the Mac Mini still on]?