On 29 Nov 2004, at 04:45, x4u-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote: > One malfunction tough. The front Firewire connector crashes sometimes. > I connect an HD to it and after a while I get the message that > removing that HD might damage it. It's incorrect removed. I don't do > anything. The Mac does it for me. Paul, I'm no expert in the area, but it sounds to me like a hardware issue, that the port is losing contact with the disk. I wonder if there's something loose in there? (How's that for hi-tech talk!) Regards Terry Devlin So on one hand, honey is an amazingly sophisticated and efficient food source. On the other hand it's bee backwash -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 817 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20041129/3fe5ac7a/attachment.bin