It appears the interface in my FireWire enclosure is in fact dead. I've ordered a replacement case.
But now, due to the good advices of Clark, Kris and the others on this board, I can do so in the knowledge that I actually need it and aren't just wasting my money. My thanks to all of you. On Mar 2, 6:29 pm, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > tonycd wrote: > > >> Then you need to check your computer's FW port, the cable and the drive > >> by swapping out each element with other devices. > > > The cable and the port are both known good. Is the enclosure > > automatically irreparable? > > Pretty much. Assuming it has an external power supply, that would be > something to check. Otherwise the fault is in the FW / IDE interface > board inside the enclosure and there is likely nothing there to fix. > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
