On Jun 22, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > > On Jun 22, 2009, at 11:34 AM, MacGuy wrote: > >> Well after plugging the 2.5 into the I/O board and the power supply, >> the 2.5 booted and ran fine. However when the 3.5 drive was used, it >> wouldn't even mount on the desktop? This icydock enclosure has always >> given me grief when it was hooked up via USB... it would "unmount" >> itself after 3 mins or less time plugged/ mounted on the desktop? >> This >> must be a power supply issue then... wonder where to get another >> power >> supply for it? > > Definitely sounds like a power issue, what does the spec on the > current power supply say? If it's a typical wall wart all you need to > match are the voltage, the connector size and polarity and provide as > much or more current. > > (ie: if it's 12v 500MA, a 12V 800MA supply will work just fine, but a > 14V 500MA supply will not.) > > That said, 'sounds like a power issue' doesn't mean it's the power > supply. More than likely it's the IO board in the enclosure. > > If it's a built-in power supply, I'd forget about it; get a new > enclosure. If USB2 is good for you they're cheap > <http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=CSE >> > > Bruce, it's not a wall wart, it's a Model # saw34-12.0/5.0-2000. I found a new power supply by calling the Icydock folks... for about 25 bucks plus shipping.. so i'll try that first. Worst case scenario, I'm out the 25 bucks. I just hate throwing this enclosure away. It's one of the screw-less ones. Also, I took the I/O board out, gave it a close look, no burnt places? I know it's a gamble, but here goes.... At least if it is the I/O board, I can chuck it in the trash and solve that question in my mind, "what's wrong with this stupid thing"? Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
