[1394] Re: New to list: G4 Quicksilver can't see Firewire devices

[Troy Buffington]

I've read so many things on the net about people replacing their 
motherboard when they have a similar Firewire issue, it then works for 
awhile and then goes bad again.

Can you recommend a PCI card?  I was thinking Belkin.


On Nov 21, 2003, at 12:14 PM, support at fwdepot wrote:

> If you have done all the steps you listed, then it is a hardware 
> failure and
> the ports are dead  - if it was a software issue, then resetting the 
> open
> firmware would have brought them back
>
>
> Time for a FireWire PCI card....
>
>
>> I'm new to the list and I'm sure that this question has probably been
>> asked over and over.  Does anyone know for sure why the built-in
>> firewire ports on G4's just stop working?  Is it a hardware or 
>> software
>> issue?
>>
>> I've kept up with the OS updates for 10.2 (I have not loaded Panther 
>> on
>> the machine yet)
>> I've reset the PRAM
>> I've reset Power Management
>> I've reset the Firmware
>>
>> I have a G4 Quicksilver (Dual 1GHz)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
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>> Macintosh.
>> FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/FireWireFAQ.shtml>.
>>
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>>
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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>
>