Hi - thanks for the suggestions. I rebuilt the desktop in OS9 on both drives (took 2 hours!) and ran Disk Utility to repair permissions on the internal hard drive. I've downloaded and installed the updated firmware for my external Lacie drive and I can now boot OSX in safe mode and enjoy seeing my firewire disc on the desktop for more than 2 minutes! Trouble is, if I reboot 'normally' then I still get the dreaded "restart" message after 2 minutes. If I UNPLUG the firewire drive as I reboot then all is well with the iMac, including the attached firewire CD burner. But the minute I plug the hard drive back in I have 2 minutes of life left before I have to restart :-(
So.....I CAN use OSX 10.4.2 with my external firewire drive for an unlimited period as long as I reboot OSX in safe mode. My Kensington Turboball still functions in safe mode (the only "third party" product), so what exactly am I missing by only running OSX Tiger in safe mode, and could this mean that something in the standard reboot mode is causing the firewire problem? Oh, and sorry for "shouting" in my last email header. I'll now keep all noisy verbals specifically for the computer every 2 minutes when I do my tedius reboots :-) Kev -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> 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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
