Mick Ring wrote: > on 12/5/02 16:54, Leon Sargent at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >>I was reading in the apple discussion area that the first G3s had some >>reliability problems with there fire wire port and that this was a common >>known fact. Well I could not find anything on it. Does anyone know if this >>is true. I have a B&W G3 and I would like to know. Just out of curiosity. > > > The B&W used a different FireWire chip than subsequent models. It has > numerous problems. However, unless you see a specific problem, I wouldn't > worry too much about it.
I also think this was addressed in OS X. I do know I had a problem with a firewire drive and a first-gen B&W that wouldn't properly mount and write to a new firewire drive until I updated it to OSX. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
