>SOS from a guy who is trying his best. Hi Joe, Sounds like you have a Quicksilver 2002 G4. Anyway, can you verify with another firewire device that your firewire ports have not been blown? Just had that happen on an iMac G5. Try this, shut down the computer completely, unplug all peripherals, and unplug the power cord. Wait for a minimum of 30 minutes. Restart and hook up a know good firewire device and see if it shows up. So long for now, TOM