G5 FireWire issues

[Zeke D]

I replaced my G5 with another unit donated to me by another member of these forums. I did a fresh install of leopard. When I use system profiler, it shows in red that no FireWire information is available. I added a PCI FireWire card and it shows info on it. The internal FireWire ports don't work at all, but no problems with the PCI card. I would like to use the internal, as it has the higher speed FW800. Any ideas? No hope? Some hope?

 

[Intell]

Have you rest the PMU/PRAM/NVRAM? Do you have an Apple Service Diagnostic disc to test it with? Does it chime on startup?

 

[Zeke D]

Have you rest the PMU/PRAM/NVRAM? Do you have an Apple Service Diagnostic disc to test it with? Does it chime on startup?

Yes on the reset, disc and chime. Which test shoud I run under ASD?

 

[Intell]

Probably everything except the memory test and maybe the FireWire tests twice.

 

[Zeke D]

Should I pull the FireWire PCI card before running ASD?

 

[Intell]

Yes, try to make it as close to stock as possible.

 

[Zeke D]

Here is a screen shot of the failed Firewire

 

[GermanyChris]

The Firewire failed?

What else is broken?

 

[Intell]

The logicboard's FireWire chip is dead. The only way to fix that is to replace the chip via soldering or replace the logicboard.

 

[Zeke D]

The FireWire is the only issue. Everything else passed with 5 loops. I will just toss in a FireWire pic card and call it good.

 

[GermanyChris]

The thing is I used to connect it to the PB with FW..800 to 400

 

[Zeke D]

Dunno man, I'm not too worried. FW400 is still faster than USB. I have a card that will do the trick. I really only use FW moving music around, so once I'm done, I may not use FW for a while.