>OK, I ran the Apple Hardware Test CD v. 1.2 on my iBook. Everything >came back as passed (both long and short tests). It doesn't seem to >have a test for the firewire port (i don't know it may be broken). If you run the full version of the hardware test on CD it tests the motherboard and because the ports are on the motherboard I think one can safely assume that it would report a problem if one or more of the ports were broken/not responding... --bj Like jazz? Like Brazilian music? Join Membership Support at: http://www.bjbear71.com/