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March 5, 2004
The FireWire ports have failed on my Mac.
Okay, this post isn't really the statement of a problem i'm having right now. It's moreso a catch to assist folks looking for help on their failed FireWire ports.
Basically, the short form answer is to read this excellent white paper on firewire port failures by WiebeTech. while firewire port failure is usually a very complex issue, the usual culprit isn't power but a failure of the lines that supply data to/from the host (anyone who's had the blue light on a lacie d2 drive come to life without mounting on the desktop knows exactly what i mean.)
If neat forensic photos are more of what you're in to, check out this medicalmac post on Dead FireWire (gosh I love their graphics!) That is all. Hope it helps.
Posted by yatta at March 5, 2004 12:45 AM