[geeks] comments on Tiger & FW?

[Bill Bradford]

On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 02:00:48PM -0400, Mike F wrote:
> I can't say about Tiger (haven't used it yet) but just last week I
> upgraded to 10.3.9 and "lost" my Firewire drive, a MacAlly PHR-100AF. OS
> X newbie as I am, I was oblivious to Apple's recommendation that
> FireWire drives be ejected and unplugged during upgrades  :-| Rumor had
> it that upgrading the firmware in the FW drive would fix the problem, so
> I emailed MacAlly support, and they provided the firmware update
> utility. Now the drive is back, no data loss or corruption. Other than
> the OS X upgrade gotcha, I've had no problems with FW on my Mini - of
> course, this is my first OS X machine, and the only other Mac I've owned
> was a Mac 128K (which is resting in my attic currently)

Care to share the firmware updater?  I've had no problems with the same
drive, but would like to have the latest firmware anyway if I don't already
have it..

Bill

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bill bradford
houston, texas