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9.1 and starting up with firewire cdrw
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New York
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When I start up with the burner plugged in the computer hangs. If I plug it in afterwards it's fine. What could it be?
Thanks
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Minneapolis
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New York
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Thanks. I think I wasn't clear. I have two problems:
1. When a firewire cdrw is just plugged in the computer hangs at startup and I must unplug it and restart to boot.
2. When the computer has booted and I turn off the firewire cdrw, it freezes and I have to reboot.
Any idea?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chandler, Az, USA
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What model, system software, firewire cd/rw are you using? Unless you give us some more information we don't know what to tell you. It could be software or hardware related.
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: A mile high, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Power up your Mac and FireWire drive before plugging in drive. Unplug drive before turning off. Inelegant, but functional. 
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Who are the Brain Police?
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Exizl
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Im actually having a similar problem. I've a PowerMac G4 450 w/ a LaCie FireWire CD-RW with a PlexWriter 8x/4x/32x drive in it. I had this problem with both 9.0.4 and 9.1. What happens is the computer starts up fine (Extensions and what-not load properly), but then once the finder and all starts loading, it crashes hard. I've found that you can indeed leave the CD-RW plugged into the firewire port, just make sure that its turned off when you start up the computer. I couldn't find anything over at LaCie's site about it...
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ee
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I have a QPS FireWire drive and I have not experienced any problems. I would suggest that you turn off any extensions that relate to firewire, then turn them on one at a time until you find a conflict. 
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chandler, Az, USA
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I also have a Plextor firewire drive in a QPS case attached to a G4/400 and have had no problems under 9.0.4 or 9.1. ee's suggestion to check your extensions may be the ticket.
You could also check the MacFixit forums for information on this issue.
Craig
[This message has been edited by cjpainter (edited 01-27-2001).]
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Tai Kahn
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OK, heres the fix(es).
1) Remove the Lacie or APS or *ANY* 3rd party firewire driver and use the built in 9.1 drivers... they work fine.
2) The CDRW drivers are /should be non existant therefore you ONLY need Toast Firewire Enabler and Toast CD Reader installed in your Extensions folder...
I have had this same issue... I am using 9.1 and Toast 4.1.2 and it works great... BUT YOU HAVE TO DITCH ANY 3rd PARTY FIREWIRE DRIVER(S). (Bad drivers actually create a Firewire "bus" of there own and cause the "Apple Firwire Bus" to crash when it has something on it of the same type that the "original bad driver" was for.).
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Exizl
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Yes! You're absolutely right, Tai. Thanks.
-Exizl
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