On Nov 26, 2010, at 10:08 PM, Tom wrote: > Thanks Kris! OK, I plugged the external drive into the G5, it's the > only FW device plugged in, and in the System Profiler under FireWire, > there are two "FireWire Buses" listed one above the other in the top > window. > > When I click on the upper "FireWire Bus," it says in the lower window: > "Maximum speed: Up to 400 Mb/sec.", and that's all. > > The lower "FireWire Bus" has a little disclosure triangle, and when I > it, it lists two "Unknown Devices." > > If I click on either of those two "Unknown Devices" it says this in > the lower window: "Unknown Device. Manufacturer Unknown. Model > Unknown. GUID 0X0. Max speed: up too 800 mb/sec. Connection speed > unknown." > > It strikes me that one of these "FireWire buses" might be a PCI-X card > I installed that provides some extra USB and two FW ports. > > Other than that, it's all Greek to me. Make any sense to you?
Well, try removing the PCI-X Firewire card and checking the drive again. But it sounds like the drive electronics are fubar. That it seems to show up at all says they are working but since it's providing very little information that indicates it's broken. Other than pulling the PCI-X card I'd say it's time to look for a new external drive interface. You did unplug and power off the drive didn't you? 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 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
