Re: 1394 PCI Card Driver

Thank you for your help.

I followed the link you provided and will download the update if you think
it will work. However the performance of the card has not decreased...its
only when I try to shut down my computer that the problem occurs. I am also a
little worried about altering the Registry!

I gave as much info about the card as I could find in my reply to the
previous post. If you still think I should download the update and alter the
registry I will.

BTW My version of XP if fully up to date with SP2 & SP3 and Updates
automatically turned on.


"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

"Pitstop" <Pitstop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:05B64AA1-F44B-4C52-87D5-FA3FB2DBBACC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
When I install the above card in XP it finds the '1394 Adapter' driver .

The driver works OK but I am unable to shut down my computer because it
hangs when closing down, going into standby or hibernation.

I found this link
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/nostandby.mspx
but I did not expect a problem with MS drivers.

I do not have my original CD Rom for the card but I see it is also call
PCI
OHCI IEEE 1394 Host Controller .Are there any reputable sites to download
the
correct driver as the one I tried also tried to scan my computer!

1394 ports are also commonly referred to as "FireWire" ports. Extra
drivers should not be needed, though there are some updates.

There was a patch to fix some problems with XP SP1 and SP2 FireWire support,
but XP has never been great with FireWire. Maybe because Apple was heavily
involved, who knows?

There certainly were problems with MS's FireWire drivers; MS tried to fix
some of them by forcing the transfer speed down to a fraction of the limit
(in some cases to 12%), and had to re-patch since that was discovered to be
unacceptable.

In any case, the place to get the driver is Microsoft. Try this one.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885222

Finally, the 1394 chip type/maker of the FireWire card is important - they
aren't all the same quality.

HTH
-pk



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