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#481863 - 12/12/09 05:31 AM Time to get my firewire port fixed
John Rougeux Here? Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5031	Tested my CF card reader on my other iMac and it pops up on the desktop just fine. On mine, it takes numerous attempts at plugging/unplugging hoping it'll power up and show on the desktop. Close call...warranty runs out next month!
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#481868 - 12/12/09 06:00 AM Re: Time to get my firewire port fixed [Re: John Rougeux]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 11341 Loc: Columbus OH	Have you tried zapping the PRAM? It has been known to fix bad FW ports. Unplugging the machine overnight has also. _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#481870 - 12/12/09 06:10 AM Re: Time to get my firewire port fixed [Re: Jim_]
John Rougeux Here? Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5031	Nope, haven't done either. Zapping PRAM is when you restart and hold down the...P&R keys?
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#481872 - 12/12/09 06:20 AM Re: Time to get my firewire port fixed [Re: John Rougeux]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 11341 Loc: Columbus OH	Command-Option-P-R. Do the ports show up in system profiler? _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#481873 - 12/12/09 06:22 AM Re: Time to get my firewire port fixed [Re: John Rougeux]
John Rougeux Here? Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5031	I found out how to do it (Cmd, Option, P & R) and it popped up on the desktop. But when I ejected the card and reinserted it...nope, not there.
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#481874 - 12/12/09 06:25 AM Re: Time to get my firewire port fixed [Re: John Rougeux]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 11341 Loc: Columbus OH	I wonder if you boot off of the system install DVD if it will show up, so you can see if it's software related. You can probably use Disk Utility on the installer disc to unmount it, then pull it out and reinsert it and see if it shows up in DU again. _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#481877 - 12/12/09 06:55 AM Re: Time to get my firewire port fixed [Re: Jim_]
John Rougeux Here? Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5031	It showed in DU, but when I ejected it, and reinserted it, it wouldn't show up. On the reader, there is a little blue light that lights up when it's connecting, but it won't do anything now.
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#481878 - 12/12/09 06:57 AM Re: Time to get my firewire port fixed [Re: John Rougeux]
John Rougeux Here? Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5031	Now going to try the Apple Hardware test CD
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#481891 - 12/12/09 08:20 AM Re: Time to get my firewire port fixed [Re: John Rougeux]
John Rougeux Here? Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5031	Apple Hardware Test showed everything alright. But a restart and the CF card didn't mount Edited by John Rougeux (12/12/09 08:20 AM)
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#481913 - 12/12/09 10:08 AM Re: Time to get my firewire port fixed [Re: John Rougeux]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 11341 Loc: Columbus OH	Originally Posted By: John Rougeux It showed in DU, but when I ejected it, and reinserted it, it wouldn't show up. That was when booted from the install DVD? Do you have any other firewire devices to try on the same bus? _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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