How do you test your firewire port

I have a bad feeling that I might have fried my firewire port by "hot-plugging" a Mbox pro into my MacBook Pro (I'm an idiot). Does anyone know if there is a simple way to check if the firewire port is still operable?
Thanks

doagan wrote:
there is a simple way to check if the firewire port is still operable?
First thing to do:
System Profiler > Hardware > FireWire
What does it say?
Second, try it with a known-good FW device. Even if SP reports FW present, it's possible that it's not working. If you plug in and turn on the known-good FW device and SP reports its presence, the port should be OK.
I might have fried my firewire port by "hot-plugging" a Mbox pro
The FW specification allows for hot swapping. However, there have been reports of damage occurring due to hot swapping. The problems seem to have to do with badly designed hardware or with connector issues, eg,
<http://www.sounddevices.com/notes/recorders/file-transfer/firewire-hot-plugging/>

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