Firewire tester: is there such a thing?

[bluntman]

Is there anything I can use to test the front port firewire connector on my case? I want to know if I connected the leads to the motherboard correctly. I'm a little hesitant in connecting anything expensive to the port because the last time I did one lead was connected to the wrong pin and I shorted out my Nomad Jukebox Zen.

TIA

 

[Tom]

me too.

 

[Hyperfocal]

A multimeter and a chart of the pinouts should work.

 

[Tom]

yea, but it isn't that easy to do, given the design of the socket and the size of the pins.

 

[Nebor]

er... as long as it shows up in your system devices, it's connected... Right?

 

[stephbu]

Originally posted by: Nebor
er... as long as it shows up in your system devices, it's connected... Right?

I must admit I'd share bluntman's reluctance to toast any appliance with a dose of voltage on the wrong pins.

 

[Nebor]

Well, I have one firewire built into the motherboard... two on an add in backplate, well, one firewire and one i-link... and one on my Audigy 2. THere's wires for one for the front case panel, but I have no motherboard headers left.... I own zero firewire devices, and can't think of many things that can use it.