[G4] Dead FW ports

[Sean]

2x check for firmware upgrades that particular set of machines did have 
them and I think there was one that did in fact affect FW.

I would also 2x apple system profiler to see if they show up there. If 
they do it might be a conflicting driver issue or something similar. 

(i didnt read the whole message, but those are the first things I would 
check.) 



On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Diannah Morgan wrote:

> 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.
> 
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: Power Macintosh G4 List [mailto:G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com]On
> <Behalf Of Brian Conner
> <Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:52 AM
> <To: Power Macintosh G4 List
> <Subject: Re: [G4] Dead FW ports
> <
> <
> <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.
> <
> <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?
> <
> <YMMV.
> <
> <
> <Brian Conner
> <
> <
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: Power Macintosh G4 List [mailto:G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com] On
> <Behalf Of Diannah Morgan
> <Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 10:26 AM
> <To: Power Macintosh G4 List
> <Subject: [G4] Dead FW ports
> <
> <
> <Hi,
> <
> <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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