Hi Bob > Murphy' strikes again !
Yes > I don't know your procedures .... > my first Golden rule with external firewire ... > never connect firewire on an external device while it is powered up . > ( I always use externalf powered firewire units ) According to the documentation that came with the WD MyBook 2 start the external hard drive up first then plugged the FireWire in > You may have blocked out your firewire ports . > > Shut down ! Disconnect all except your keyboard and mouse . > Leave power off for 15 minutes from the wall > > Start up and see wnat Apple System profiler tells you . > > If no joy ... read below > >Bob That was the first thing I tryed When that failed i Reset the PRAM Easy thing to do just annoying that it's got to happen what I am trying to do something important Bob Thank you for all your help Hopefully I can come to some solution tomorrow Regards Kyle -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>