[Ti] FireWire Ports

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> Regardless of what "techniques" people suggest the only way to prevent this
> from happening is to use the FW Cable from FWDepot. Somehow, the additional
> voltage is reaching the FW port. Unless you know the most intricate details of
> your particular device you won't know how.


Which reminds me that the Sony implementation of FireWire has no power.  So
whatever was destroying there are issues other than power shorts that can
tank a port.
-Joel