[G4] Dead FW ports

[Diannah Morgan]

Hmmmm. interesting point.
I never thought that using the same card might cause a problem.
I do all that from the same port on my dual gig, through a powered hub.
Camera, deck and drives.

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<AFAIK, the FW bus is integrated on the logic board. Two ports, 
<one bus. If
<it's blown, I think the only option is a new logic board.
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<Someone suggested a PCI FW card. Should work fine, as long as 
<you're not
<capturing to or from a FW drive on the same card as your deck. 
<Even then,
<most of the time, it will handle the bandwidth, depending on 
<your G4. You
<probably have a second drive for media files in those G4s, right?
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<YMMV.
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<Brian Conner
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<Hi,
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<I've got some old G4-400's in a classroom and I believe I have 
<dead FW ports
<in some of the machines.  Apple profiler can't find the 
<devices.(Usually it
<says
<"built-in")
<
<I'm pretty handy inside a machine.  Is there a website that explains
<swapping them out for new components?  And where's a good place to get
<newones? (is it as simple as swapping out a modem for a stealth serial
<port?)
<
<Or am I stuck getting new mother boards.
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