> I've got a dead firewire port on my LaCie pocketdrive (funnily enough > same on my LaCie CD burner) which means I can't daisy chain my firewire > card reader to my laptop (which never has enough disc space left) . > This makes downloading/ archiving digipix a pain on location. Is this a > hardware or software problem? (G4 Ti 500mhz, OS10.2.6)
Unfortunately this is most often hardware. Although firewire is 'hot-plugable', the power spikes seem to shorten life expectancy. As a precaution I try to connect mains powered firewire devices when everything is off. You could try a firewire hub, but that�s just another box to cart around :-(( bye for now Keith Cooper Northlight Images http://northlight-images.co.uk Photography - Digital Imaging - Apple Mac Consultancy Tel +44 (0)116 291 9092 Mobile +44 (0)780 162 9397 =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
