Well, by moving the main HD to another bay and now it works. So, it's either the bus or controller or whatever for that bay. Wonder if I should trust the other one and how much would it cost to fix?<br><br><br><br>my photos

Well, I have an appointment tomorrow at 9am with the Apple Store.<br><br><br><br>my photos

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Well, by moving the main HD to another bay and now it works. So, it's either the bus or controller or whatever for that bay. <p><hr></blockquote><p>that was going to be my suggestion. What kind of powermac? A bad controller was my thought after reading through this.<br><br>Is it under Apple Care?<br><br>------>#1 - JD's Trivia game<br><br>------>#2 - MM-MCF Trivia game

Powermac G5 dual 2ghz, almost 5 years old. <br><br>No, no applecare. I hope it's under $400.<br><br><br><br>my photos

Unfortunately just the logic board will be more than $400. You can get one from blueraven for $450 with exchange, my guess is Apple will be a bit more than that, plus installation. The logic board must be calibrated for cooling when replaced.<br><br>Your best bet is to get a third party SATA controller. Sonnet has one for $200, probably cheaper elsewhere, that can handle 4 drives at 3.0 Gbps, the stock G5 SATA is 1.5 Gbps. Sonnet also has a 1.5 Gbps for 2 drives for $80.<br><br>Maybe just a bad cable?<br><br>Tried an Open Firmware reset? Hold down Apple-Option-O-F at startup, at the grey screen type the following with a Return after each;<br><br>reset-nvram<br>set-defaults<br>reset-all<br><br>The computer will reboot.<br><br>------>#1 - JD's Trivia game<br><br>------>#2 - MM-MCF Trivia game

Also try leaving the machine powered down AND unplugged for 24 hours. I've seen that reset the NVRAM when no other process would, thus bringing Firewire back to a machine that had none!<br><br>nagr[color:red]o</font color=red>mme<br><br>I require stroyent!<br>TeamMacOSX.com | MacClan.net

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>I've seen that reset the NVRAM when no other process would, thus bringing Firewire back to a machine that had none!<p><hr></blockquote><p>That happened to my MDD. I didn't do it on purpose. I just got tired of messing with it for the night and left it unplugged. Next morning all's well, the problem never came back. Some capacitor or component finally released it's load of electrons.<br><br>------>#1 - JD's Trivia game<br><br>------>#2 - MM-MCF Trivia game

Some capacitor or component finally released it's load of electrons.<br><br>Is that computer porn? <br><br>

Yeah, if it's too much I'll get something else for it. Who sells those Sonnet ones?<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Maybe just a bad cable?<p><hr></blockquote><p><br>Do you mean the cable supplying power and all internally to the HD? The SATA cable? Maybe, I don't know.<br><br>I'll try the Open Firmware reset in just a minute.<br><br><br><br>my photos

It's not firewire that I'm having a problem with.<br><br><br><br>my photos