Doug: You were taken. A 6/6 pin firewire cable 1M long for 12.99, 2M long for 14.99 @ TigerDirect http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_slc.asp?Id=0305 Mike Demyan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Churchill" <doug@dcphoto.com> To: <scan@leben.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:56 AM Subject: Re: Resolution: Nikon 8000/W2K Major Problems > To clarify... > > The 1394 cable came with the 8000ED OEM. > > I was told by Level II supervisor that if the cable were 'bad out of the box' they would send a replacement cable. > > This issue with the 8000ED not initializing and locking my system had been going on and documented at Nikon Tech since Day 1. > > Since it took 3 months to trace down the problem, Nikon policy says the 1394 cable has to be sent in for 'repair' under normal repair channels. It took 3 months because the problem <reboot> was so bad that I would leave my W2K Pro system booted until it locked up or went buggy. > > My position was, why are they sweating me for a cable that cost them probably $5, have my production scheduled put on hold for 2 weeks, after buying their top of the line film scanner. It's not like I was asking for a 'loaner 8000ED', simply - send me a new 1394, I'll send your defective cable back. I was able to get the scanner to initialize with the defective cable by wiggling it. > > It irritates me that I had to drop $22 for what will now be an extra 1394 cable. All in all a minor deal really, my 8000ED is working perfectly now. > > And yes the 1394 cables can be very expensive, up to $49.99 + $15 handling (<$100 order), plus shipping (cablesunlimited.com). The 6'6p-6p Firewire (is this a direct link to hell?) isn't a common cable, after calling every computer shop, I was lucky to find the 1 available cable here in Chico, CA (tiny town), at the Univerity book store. > > > DC > > > Doug Churchill Photography > > http://www.dcphoto.com > http://www.dougchurchill.com > http://www.martialartsphotos.com > - > Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate > subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. > - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.