fried firewire port ?

timk9 · 05-23-2006, 06:25 AM

OK I always said that if you force a FireWire (or any other shaped) plug into its socket backwards, you're a dumbass.

Well, apparently I did, and I am. I guess +PWR went in to the A+ data line, and GND from A-. Plug was in for 15-20 seconds.

So is my port "definitely" or "possibly" fried? It, well, doesn't work....

tim

**Fox** · 05-23-2006, 07:39 AM

I would start shopping for a PCI firewire card if I were you; it sounds like it's gone...

On the bright side though, those USB/Firewire cards are extremely cheap now.

05-23-2006, 06:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
timk9 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lockport, NY, USA Posts: 58 OS: XPPro, XPPro X64, 98, DOS, MacOSX, various Linuxes	fried firewire port ? OK I always said that if you force a FireWire (or any other shaped) plug into its socket backwards, you're a dumbass. Well, apparently I did, and I am. I guess +PWR went in to the A+ data line, and GND from A-. Plug was in for 15-20 seconds. So is my port "definitely" or "possibly" fried? It, well, doesn't work.... tim

05-23-2006, 07:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	I would start shopping for a PCI firewire card if I were you; it sounds like it's gone... On the bright side though, those USB/Firewire cards are extremely cheap now. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!