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Crazy I was just going to back up some data on my Ipod and transfer it over to my PC (this has been a daily occurence for me for the last year) And nothing I have two other Firewire drives a fire cdrw and a HD. I tried using a brand new Belkin cord 6 pin and 4 to test out a theory. What I think happens for those that may use their drives a bit and plug and unplug, something in the connector in the macs got damaged. Using the 4 pin I get nothing. Using the 6 pin I get juice and the drive lites up but no go. I am wondering if my daily use of the port somehow bent something that shouldn't or pushed a connector out of place. Who knows. I don't think Apple had intended that people plug and unplug from the firewire port 500 times a year... those connectors are so thin something has to give. So, after running over to Compusa 2 hour drive for me. I get a new Firewire card for my baby plug it in and what the hell do you know everything works like a charm. Of course I hope the ports don't go out on my powerbook cause then I'm screwed.
Good luck to all
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