The FIX for FireWire Devices not being found.

If you have FireWire devices connected to your iMac that are no longer being recognized, this post is for you.
1. Power off your iMac
2. Unplug all USB and Firewire cables from the iMac.
3. Unplug the iMac from the main power.
4. Wait 4 minutes
5. Reconnect and power on.
6. Devices will be found as you'd normally expect.
Somehow, four minutes without any kind of power resets the Firewire interface so that it will work again.

1. Power off your iMac
2. Unplug all USB and Firewire cables from the iMac.
3. Unplug the iMac from the main power.
4. Wait 4 minutes
5. Reconnect and power on.
6. Devices will be found as you'd normally expect.
On step five, you say 'reconnect and power on'. Does this mean I should turn on my external device and connect before I turn the iMac on?
As for my ports being blown, I don't think that's the problem for me. My iPod easily mounts on firewire. And this device mounts on my other machines that use 10.3 panther.
Sorry if it sounds like I'm trying to hyjack this topic, it sounds like you've got a good method and I want to utilize it properly!
Thanks,
ben

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