[1394] Fwd: [1394] Re: cooldrives.com FW HD enclosure fails on G4

[jeff chasick]

You need to use a flash utility for the chip (oxford, initio, etc)

An example is http://www.fwdepot.com/firewiredepot/firmware/firmware.html
for the oxford  922 chip

>> 
>> 
>> How does one "flash the chip". I have a similar problem with a case
>> which was sold as supporting 200gig drives but first it would freeze
>> my entire system most of the time. I did get it to mount twice
>> somewhere in there and ever since it just does notthing.
>> 
>> Ron
>> 
>> On Friday, December 12, 2003, at 05:23 PM, jeff chasick wrote:
>> 
>>> Apparently cooldrives.com is a total rip off and I wouldn¹t be
>>> surprised to
>>> see some lawsuits starting against them..
>>> 
>>> Unless they are using totally inferior parts, there is no reason why a
>>> firewire bridgeboard would not work on a mac, windows or linux system
>>> 
>>> Do you know what type of chip is used in the enclosure?
>>> 
>>> Depending on the chip being used, it is possible that you can flash
>>> the
>>> board (if it is an oxford or initio chip)
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I purchased a firewire HD enclosure with removable tray from a
>>>> place called cooldrives.com. The following email that I sent to
>>>> their support explains my problem:
>>>> 
>>>> -------------------------------
>>>> Product: removable tray IEEE-1394 firewire Oxford 911 enclosure for
>>>> PC and Mac
>>>> users!
>>>> http://www.cooldrives.com/retriefiox91.html
>>>> 
>>>> Problem: works on Windows machines but not on Mac.
>>>> 
>>>> On two Macs, a G4-733 and a G4 dual 533, plugging in the above drive
>>>> (with
>>>> an existing Mac HD), results in no mounting. This is the case with
>>>> either OS
>>>> 9.1
>>>> or OS 10.3.1. On both machines, other firewire devices including
>>>> other
>>>> firewire drives work fine.
>>>> 
>>>> On OS X, choosing about the Mac followed by the More Info...
>>>> button and then selecting firewire from the list first lists the
>>>> Firewire Bus under Device Tree but after plugging in the drive
>>>> and doing a refresh, the profile says No devices found.
>>>> 
>>>> Since I (mistakenly) ordered two enclosures, I tested both with
>>>> the same results.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> Also, On Win2K or WinXP, I have to physically disconnect the cable to
>>>> unmount the drive so that another tray can be recognized. I would
>>>> have
>>>> expected turning the key to off would have done this.
>>>> -------------------------------
>>>> 
>>>> It has been more than a week and I a haven't heard a beep from them
>>>> and, frankly, suspect I never will.
>>>> 
>>>> I did a bit more testing and found the drive works on a 17" iMac but
>>>> not
>>>> on another G4 we have. So somehow this drive just doesn't work on
>>>> G4s.
>>>> 
>>>> Anybody know why or if there is a fix?
>>>> 
>>>> Can anyone recommend a similar enclosure where different IDE drives
>>>> can be easily swapped in and out?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Larry Hutchinson
>>>> WaveMetrics
>>>> 
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>>>> 
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>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----------
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>>> 
>>> ADS Tech.| PYRO Drive Kit: convert your drive to firewire!
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>>> 
>>>    Cyberian   | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com!
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>>> 
>>> FireWire | 2.5" and 3.5" FireWire hard disk enclosures
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> 
> 
> ----------
> MacFireWireTalk list, a listserv for discussion of FireWire on Macintosh.
> FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/FireWireFAQ.shtml>.
> 
> ADS Tech.| PYRO Drive Kit: convert your drive to firewire!
> Dr. Bott | Now $169.00 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ADS.html>
> 
>  Cyberian   | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com!
>  Outpost    |         http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml
> 
> FireWire | 2.5" and 3.5" FireWire hard disk enclosures
> Depot   | starting at $95!!  <http://www.fwdepot.com>