Dec 08, '03 10:37:00AM • Contributed by: Tom Dineen
So after some troubleshooting (trying each device on its own), and then plugging the iPod into the CDR/CDRW or the External drive without any connection to the G4, neither would charge it. I then tried zapping the PRAM, but this also failed.
I then took a "risk" and pressed the disrupt button on the motherboard to completely reset all settings on the board. Bingo! Now all the drives work, and I am able to use all three together -- the external drive daisy chained through the CDR/CDRW to the G4, and the iPod directly to the G4. Hope that this may help somebody out there; it seems the FireWire thought it was no longer communicating with the drives, but the reset started it back up again.
