Unibody MBP Dies when inserting FW800

[VFXToby]

Anybody experienced this with a new Unibody MBP:

Insert a FW800 cable attached to a 500GB lacie drive, and... Ping MBP is off, no shutdown, no crash, just off, instantly...

If i do it under battery power it wont start up untill i plug in the power again.

It happens when the drive is turned off or on, but not if the FW cable is not attached to the drive at all.

Haven't a chance to test it with other drives yet but will.

Doesn't seem good.

 

[rychencop]

take it back.

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

take it back.

That's been your quote for the day lol

Yeah test the drive with another computer first, if the problem isn't replicated in another computer, Take it back!

 

[rychencop]

That's been your quote for the day lol

it's the universal answer for a lot of these posts. "my mbp burst into flames today, should i take it back or is it something i can fix at home?"

crazy!

 

[darwinian]

Pretty wild. I've never heard of that. Definitely take it to Apple.

 

[heatmiser]

it's the universal answer for a lot of these posts. "my mbp burst into flames today, should i take it back or is it something i can fix at home?"

crazy!

: D

 

[TheMonarch]

This happens when wires get shorted, it may be the drive or the cable. The same thing happens when the [+] and [-] get shorted on a USB port. The computer just shuts off without warning to prevent damage.