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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoshJ" data-source="post: 1658661" data-attributes="member: 282115">Hey guys. I have recently bought a bus powered firewire 400 audio interface (Focusrite Safire 14). I am connecting it to my 2014 MBP 15" using a Thunderbolt adapter. I learned once I had bought the interface that firewire is not hot-pluggable and therefore i will possibly have to shut down my mac each time I want to connect/disconnect the devise which is not convenient.I was just wondering; 1. Does putting mac to sleep shut down all the power to the TB ports? (all the lights on my interface switch off but is there still power being supplied to it?!)2. Is there any other way to force shut down the Thunderbold ports on a mac (for instance by using Terminal)?</blockquote>