I’ll search to see if I have other FW cables to try. I did switch around the ones I have, but haven’t found a difference amongst them. Will try when I find others, and get back to this thread then. Thanks. - russ
On Aug 25, 2014, at 10:26 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, maybe it's a cable. If it won't work with a direct connection I would > try a new cable, if that doesn't do it then try a different 400 port, try a > different external drive, if you have one. Process of elimination will help > narrow down if it's in the Mac or the drive or the cable. > > I used to have a 400 hub but it's now gone so I don't really have a device to > give you but would gladly if available. > > > On Aug 25, 2014, at 9:32 PM, R. D. Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello John, >> Bypassing the hub was one of the first things I did to begin >> eliminating the possibles for this problem. Of the drives >> that were operating before I could shut down the system, >> those are the ones I see this problem with. Bypassing the >> hub gives the same failure as with the hub. The hub is a >> 400 speed Belkin with 6 FW jacks and also an aux. power >> input. I have never had the hub in use with the aux. power, >> nor needed to use with before. >> - russ >> >> >> On Aug 25, 2014, at 8:41 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Russ, >>> >>> If you bypass the firewire hub and go straight from the computer to the >>> external drive will it then work? >>> >>> If so, it's just the hub. Is the hub for Fire 400 or 800? >>> >>> >>> On Aug 25, 2014, at 10:36 AM, R. D. Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Storms during Fri./Sat. had many lightning strikes, and one >>>> in particular caused loud sparking noises with fireworks at >>>> the back of my bank of auxiliary external drives and cable >>>> modem. I’ve corrected the modem & ethernet problem, but >>>> the event seems to have fried my Firewire circuits, along with >>>> a Firewire hub I’m using. The USB ports do still work. >>>> >>>> Are these Firewire circuits / ports fixable and affordable? >>>> …or is this problem something I must live with? >>>> >>>> Please & thanks for any help. >>>> -russ preston >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
