g drive mini won't mount via firewire 800. usb ok

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g drive mini won't mount via firewire 800. usb ok

It hasnt been too long i bought myself a gdrive mini to benefit from the firewire 800 port. It seems that once my macbook gets warm the drive won't mount. It mounts just fine via usb. I've been to the genius bar twice and it worked both times, thats when i noticed it only happens when its warm. I was convinced its a software issue, but i dont know what to think anymore.
Has anyone encounter this issue? Any ideas of whats causing this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated

macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 16, 2011 5:54 PM

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Answer 1

TeenTitan

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Jan 16, 2011 8:24 PM in response to Graziano Deejay

do you have any other Firewire devices you can test with?

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Answer 2

Jan 17, 2011 8:45 AM in response to Graziano Deejay

No i don't have other firewire devices. Also the issue happening when macbook is hot doesnt apply anymore. Tried it this morning and it didnt mount.
Does anyone know if there was an issue with the chipset in the gdrive mini's??

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Answer 3

TeenTitan

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Jan 17, 2011 11:35 AM in response to Graziano Deejay

What about another computer? Do you have another computer you can try plugging the hard drive into?

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Answer 4

Jan 20, 2011 1:10 PM in response to TeenTitan

The drive mounts on other computers. It has mounted on my machine, but I lose it after a while and it doesn't mount anymore. I've gone twice to a genius bar and both times it mounts flawlessly.

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Answer 5

Mar 30, 2012 12:33 PM in response to Graziano Deejay

WAIT WAIT EVERYONE....READ THIS....VERY SIMPLE FIX!

My G mini 750GB drive stopped mounting.....I tried a million methods to get the G mini drive to mount and searched a ton of forums but never found this VERY EASY FIX. Try powering down your computer (imac in my case), then UNPLUG the power supply from the back of the computer....VERY IMPORTANT TO UNPLUG COMPUTER FROM ELECTRIC SOURCE. Nothing else worked for me.

Wait a minute, then plug back in and re-boot....MAGIC - freakin G mini showed up on desk top!

Good Lord why is this simple fix not all over the G mini site?????? It ought to be on the front of the box when you buy this thing! Seems no one at G mini sites talk about this and people are sending drives all over for repair!

Hope this helps!

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BDAqua

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Mar 30, 2012 1:05 PM in response to EmerThroreau

Thanks for the report, that's how to reset the Firewire bus after something has pulled too much power from it! 🙂

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Answer 7

Mar 30, 2012 1:12 PM in response to BDAqua

oh wow....so maybe the g mini is pulling too much juice and i am not out of the woods yet....thanks for the scoop!

will monitor and update if i learn more....maybe just a fluke and smooth seas ahead. I always have everything backed up to time capsule, so my data is not in too grave of danger. Hard to find this fix and lots of gnashing of teeth over these drives suddently disappearing from the desktop! good karma, these apple communities. Thanks a bunch!

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Answer 8

BDAqua

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Mar 30, 2012 1:24 PM in response to EmerThroreau

Most of the time it means a failing A/C PSU for the drive, LaCie drives have a big problem with that.

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Answer 9

Mar 30, 2012 1:26 PM in response to BDAqua

Thanks for scoop. Will monitor...and keep data backed up!

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