[G4] Dead FW ports

[Diannah Morgan]

I did check system profiler....is said,
firewire device not found on the dead machines

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<Behalf Of Sean
<Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 5:48 PM
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<Subject: Re: [G4] Dead FW ports
<
<
<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.
<>
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<> <Behalf Of Brian Conner
<> <Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:52 AM
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<> <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-----
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<> <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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