The new LaCie 120G FireWire drive arrived today. As I hooded it up, I waited..., then waited some more..., then (with a huge knot developing in my stomach) I realized that this drive was not going to mount either. As my emotions sank I thought about throwing my little imac out the window. Just before I grabbed it I caught myself unplugging every cable entering the computer. As soon as I unplugged a USB hub (with external power source) the drive mounted. Boy, was I a happy camper.
I then formated the new drive using the Apple Disc Utility using the Jaguar install disc. After coping all my files to the new drive I formatted the imac hard drive and reinstalled Jaguar from scratch. With everything renewed I decided to hook up the old FireWire drives and they mounted. Go figure! I'm not going to use the USB hub again. As I think about it I was getting a lot of messages stating, "Some USB items are drawing more power than required," and then some of my USB lights would go out on the hub. A BIGGER THAN HUGE thank you to all on the list who responded with such expert advice. I am surely in your debt. MAC ON, George E. Korbe [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
