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External Hard Drive stopped working on my mac only
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sguys
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Dec 2, 2007, 02:54 PM
 
Hi guys,

my external hard drive is a Buffalo 250gb drive and has suddenly stopped working on my 15" powerbook G4. I have tested it on my friends powerbook and also my friends windows pc and it works fine on both of those. Can you think what the problem is and how can i solve it?

cheers.
     
cms
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Dec 2, 2007, 03:32 PM
 
You have eliminated the obvious possibilities (knackered drive; busted cable) by testing it on other machines. So, sorry to say that it sounds as though the firewire or USB bus on your Powerbook is hosed. It's an expensive repair, as both firewire and USB bus is integrated into the logic board.
     
mduell
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Dec 2, 2007, 03:57 PM
 
powerbook dead firewire - Google Search

Time for a new logic board.
     
romeosc
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Dec 2, 2007, 11:05 PM
 
Originally Posted by mduell View Post
powerbook dead firewire - Google Search

Time for a new logic board.
It is cheaper to buy a PCMCIA card with USB2 & Firewire! About $20
     
   
 
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