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Diagnosing a bad FireWire port
Authored by: barryjaylevine on Jun 13, '03 01:34:10PM

No. Unfortunately, when the problem is intermittent, it only shows up when the port is accessed at the specific time it's not functioning. Therefore, any tests performed while the port IS functional will result in an "OK".

I've been told you may check the Console for error messages but the specific error message regarding the port failure never appeared there!

For these reasons, booting into single-user mode may reveal otherwise hidden problems. In this instance, it was the only clue and, in fact, without the photo of the screen showing the error, I never would have been able to get a new motherboard under warranty!



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