Seagate FreeAgent-Pro Drive...standalone issue.
Greetings,
I have a G5 (OS-X, 10.4.11) and several external drives. Recently it was necessary for me to connect a Seagate FreeAgent-Pro (750GB, External) disk directly to the front FW Port, with no other disks in the chain. When doing so, this disk would only power on sporadically and would not be recognized by the system. Cables are fine and this behavior will happen regardless of which FW Port is used.
Immediately after purchase I had inserted this drive more/less in the middle of the chain of externals. It worked fine then, and is working fine now when in the chain.
Am I overlooking something or is there some bizarre reason why this disk cannot be the only device attached to a FW Port? Which of course makes absolutely zero sense, but if so then Seagate needs to seriously get back to the drawing board....
Thanks. Any input greatly appreciated!
Message was edited by: lgldsr712
I have a G5 (OS-X, 10.4.11) and several external drives. Recently it was necessary for me to connect a Seagate FreeAgent-Pro (750GB, External) disk directly to the front FW Port, with no other disks in the chain. When doing so, this disk would only power on sporadically and would not be recognized by the system. Cables are fine and this behavior will happen regardless of which FW Port is used.
Immediately after purchase I had inserted this drive more/less in the middle of the chain of externals. It worked fine then, and is working fine now when in the chain.
Am I overlooking something or is there some bizarre reason why this disk cannot be the only device attached to a FW Port? Which of course makes absolutely zero sense, but if so then Seagate needs to seriously get back to the drawing board....
Thanks. Any input greatly appreciated!
Message was edited by: lgldsr712
G5, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 6.5GB RAM, 2.5 TB Storage
