[Warwick Allan]

Hi Paula,

Unfortunately i have not fully resolved the problem yet.
I am waiting for an Airport extreme upgrade card to install onto the logic board.

The thinking with the airport card is that the machine will use that to get the machine ID and ignore the ethernet ports. Both of mine are totally dead and the problem is the ethernet is integrated into the logic board so you cant just replace the ethernet part, i need a whole new logic board!

I cannot find any other way to get around this problem without fixing the ethernet issue. The software needs that machine ID it seems…

I did not have internet access at all after the lightening strike.
This took me a while to figure out as my modem was blown too…

Sorry this is all the info I have at this stage.
I will let you know if the airport card works.

Cheers
Warwick.

[Warwick Allan]

Hi Steven,

Thanks for the input.
Unfortunately that didnt work.
But i think i may have found the problem.
I found another thread talking about FCP not starting up and it has to do with the ethernet card being blown by lightening.
I think the same must have happened to mine over night.
Apparently FCP checks the machine ID on the ethernet card with the FCP serial number.
If it cant read the ethernet cards number then it wont launch FCP.

I have ordered an airport upgrade kit to see if that will help give the machine an ID again.
Otherwise i need to replace the whole mac pro logic board… bit pricey…

thanks
warwick

[Warwick Allan]

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately it has not helped.
I have re-installed the entire FCS Suite now and still no luck.
Trashed all preferences relating to FCP multiple times…
I have opened FCP in all instances by clicking on the icon in the applications folder.

I have officially now tried everything I know to try and get FCP going again… Im at a total loss for words.

Any ideas… Anyone? Please.

thanks.
warwick