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

[Paul Moortgat]

Buy yourself a card with a Firewire connection,  And a little more with 
an USB connection as well.  I did it.  FW was dead on the motherboard.

Paul Moortgat

On vrijdag, nov 21, 2003, at 19:32 Europe/Brussels, Troy Buffington 
wrote:

> 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,
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------
>>> 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!
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>>>
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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>
>>
>
>
> ----------
> 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>
>
>