> Has anyone experienced failure of the Firewire ports on their TiBook?
I did... Twice actually. If you check the apple archives, it's one of the most common tibook failures. I did a bunch of research into it for awhile. >From compiling information it seemed to have something to do with it being "blown out". Essentially, the firewire port is powered- but not powered very much and there is nothing stopping any device from "pulling too much". Ie, if you just plug in an ipod you wont have any problems. But some devices which are work fine on bus power (certain hard drives, or writers from lacie) on a desktop need a power adapter as the powerbook just doesn�t provide enough power. Or if you have a bunch of hard drives hooked up and the power to them goes- they will try to draw power from the powerbook and it'll cause problems. There were other situations where they stopped working also, but the biggest culprit seemed to be in it not providing enough power for all devices, and then blowing out from trying. > Mine is dead but I do not have the hardware test CD for the book yet, > I haven't gotten it from the original owner yet. Well, the biggest thing you can do is check your cable. A lot of devices ship with el cheapo cables which go bad after awhile. If you have another comp to try the device on, that'll let you know. It's a pretty expensive fix without applecare, requiring a motherboard replacement. > I have been accused of having my head up my ass, but I don't recall > lying to anyone on this list, nor denying ignorance when I am taking > a wild guess on a topic. If you don't have your head up your ass at least once a day on at least one topic, then you should be donating as much genetic material as humanly possible. The big difference between most people is realizing that you see a pollop instead of an answer and then moving on. > Also, who has been here since 1999? Do you > remember me being on the powerbook list? Just curious. It doesn't really matter, does it? If you were, chances are you weren't subscribed under the same email. I've been on this and other lists for years, but usually not under the same email addy so people would think the same if they checked up... I don't think most people care one way or the other... As it doesn't change your value to the list one way or the other. Michael Bryan Bell ------------------ ICQ: 16106263 Yahoo: mhbell1 http://homepage.mac.com/michael_bell/ AIM: drunkenbatman -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
