I bought an external firewire cd-rw for my son to use with his B&W. His built-in firewire is dead so last year I put in a 3-port firewire in an empty slot.
So I plug in his new burner and nothing. The fan wouldn't even come on. I then tried that drive on my iBook and eMac. Same thing. DOA. So I sent it back. Next I checked the cable and the firewire card by plugging in an external HD to the B&W. The drive mounted normally. Next I took a LaCie external cd-rw/dvd drive and tried to burn both with Toast and iTunes- both in the G3 and my iBook. In each case the drive is recognized but when I put in a cd the drive doesn't 'see' that a disk is there. In fact, when I click on the button 'close tray', even that command is not recognized. This is far-fetched, but is it possible that the B&W's firewire card somehow damaged both the burners I attached? It seems like I've eliminated the cable AND the firewire card, but it seems improbable that two burners would be bad at the same time. Ron -- 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:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
