According to our friends at Glyph: “Simply shutting down a Mac OS X 10.4.x machine while FireWire drives are still mounted can result in the directory of the drive being corrupted the next time the computer boots. We are not sure what causes this, as it has been reported with many drive brands, but always on Mac OS 10.4.x. At this time, we are recommending that all Mac OS 10.4 users unmount all FireWire drives before they shut down the computer.”
Proper Shutdown Procedure of FireWire Drives on Mac OS X
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