> Try pbparts.com. They gave me a quote in advance for fixing the hinges on my > Wallstreet, very reasonable.
I've used them and been very happy, they're good guys. > Does Apple use a phy chip on their FireWire port? > > Is the Firewire interface a standard TI PCI firewire part with internal phy? > > In either case, if the fault is with the fire signal, replacement of the chips > should fix the problem. > > And it very likely that if the fault is in the firewire bus power, there's a > small surface mount chip somewhere that can be replaced. > > If you have hot air rework tools and a stereo microscope, replacing surface > mount components is pretty easy. *grins* I wouldn't doubt that replacing a chip would fix it, I'm not surprised apple just replaces the logic board (probably more cost effective for the volume they do) but doing something like that is way, way beyond me. Heh, I replaced a blown capacitor on an airport once as it was a very well known issue and the fix was fairly straight forward... But my track record with soldering is not the best. Almost lost an eye when I was 16 and had a capacitor reversed and thought I had turned off the power to the circuit.. *bang* Michael Bryan Bell ------------------ ICQ: 16106263 Yahoo: mhbell1 No Link for you! AIM: drunkenbatman -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
