[MacDV] Re: Firewire - Logic Board problems>???

[Carter Tomassi]

Little late picking up this on this digest.

Ironically a buddy called last week with the identical problem. On a  
1.2G Mirror. We worked through everything we could think of over the  
phone. Restarted several times. Changed cables, etc. Nothing.

So the next day he takes all his equipment to the Apple store,  
explains the problem, plugs the system in and IT WORKS!

The store tried a number of tests on the machine but nothing showed up.

I told him if it ever occurs again to turn the machine off. Wait five  
minutes. Then give it a knock on its side. I hope he never has to do  
this but it appears that drive to the Apple store did the trick.


> Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:51:01 -0700
> From: Lanny Cotler
> My Firewire ports don't seem to be working. Neither my DSR-11, when I
> boot FCP, nor my ext. LaCie HD, "register". FCP doesn't see the 11.
> And the LaCie doesn't show up on the desktop.
>
> The Profiler doesn't see any Firewire connections.
>
> I've owned this G4 1Ghz DP Mirror Desktop for years. I've never had
> reason to invoke AppleCare or even use the Apple Hardware Test CD.
> Call me lucky.