How to Repair FireWire Ports and Adapters for Laptops and Notebooks

The firewire port of your laptop or notebook is broken. Your FireWire adapter needs a repairing here is a collection of guides explaining how to repair FireWire ports and adapters. If you have written a free HOWTO yourself (or if you know of a report not linked here), please submit a new entry.

DELL Inspiron 8100	Project OxCart: How to replace a broken TSB41AB1 FireWire chip.
LaCie External 3.5'' HDD Enclosure	Troubleshooting tips for an external FireWire hard disk drive enclosure (with and internal parallel drive). This HOWTO explains in detail how to free your hard drive from its firewire enclosure and then either swap cases or install your drive into a G4 or G5.