In my case, my FW-mounted hard drive became unreadable and I was unable to recover it using the tools at hand, which include DiskWarrior. I was eventually able to repartition it under OS 9 (even that wasn't simple), but that new partition would not mount under OS X. Trying to force it to mount would wreck all sorts of havoc. So, I turned it off and went looking for alternatives*.
After installing the combo card, I was immediately able to partition and format the drive under OS X and it has worked without incident, since. I primarily use it for Virtual PC volume files and short term storage for collecting things to burn to CD or DVD. *I'm not sure there's anything inherently wrong with the FW modules on the B&W, but they have a high failure rate. Moreover, failures -- of all sorts -- are far more likely to be a problem under OS X than OS 9. People who have a critical need for PCI slots might want to consider a replacement FW module, instead of a PCI card. I saw quite a few available at a surplus vendor (online) a month of two ago for $20. I almost went that way, but, as I consider the B&W USB to be flakey, as well, and knew I'd want USB 2.0, anyway, I opted for the combo solution. On Saturday, December 28, 2002, at 01:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks for your input on my firewire problem, and I will try > Diskwarrior. > So from the replies, it sounds like the B&W firewires port are known > to be > unreliable. Even though I am the only owner, I have not encountered > any > problems (knock on wood). And I will look into another PCI firewire > card > until then....a Quick question: will it harm or cause a firewire drive > attached to it to fail?? is it ok to use it until I get a card??? > And is it > normal when's there's a crash for this to happen to a firewire drive to > become unrecognizable? (since this happened on a iMacDV)? -- 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
