On May 5, 2010, at 3:49 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: > > On May 5, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > >> On May 5, 2010, at 5:27 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: >> >>> How do I check the firmware? >> >> Look in System Profiler>PCI Cards and highlight the "SeriTek/1V4" card entry >> and look underneath at what is says for "ROM Revision". >> >>> Also how is it updated if need be? >> >> <http://www.firmtek.com/download/> >> >> My card has 5.3.1.1 which I believe is the version you should also have. >> Here's a download link: >> >> <http://www.firmtek.com/download/SeriTek1V4_5.3.1.zip> >> > Thanks Kris, I have "5.1.3 1V" Next catch 22 problem may be is that Firm Tek > says that if I have Leopard that I need the firmware but leave it alone if > I've got Tiger, Well you know > what I've got to say next. I have both Tiger and leopard on this machine. At > the moment I'm transferring a large file via FireWire the the WD drive I > guess after it's done I'll try to restart with the drive plugged in and on to > see if it mounts. > >
I wonder what may be wrong here i have an extenal drive WD 1TB drive and I have a Firm Tek card in a G4 MDD Dual 1.25 and a card in a PM G5 Dual 2.7 I can't get the drive to mount on either machine. It mounts fine with the USB and FW 800 ports. Firmware doesn't seem to be an issue. Is there a possiblity of a bad drive? I have no other drives to test with. I have 2 Hitachi 2TB internals in the G5 2.7 on the card and they work properly. Is there a test of some sort for this? I tried to start with the drive on and still it doesn't show. Non of my utilities see the drive either. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
