USB and Firewire issues....Help please. [Archive]

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STONE

07-05-2005, 08:44 AM

Ok this has been going on for a while now and I have just worked around it but its getting frustrating as hell.

(windows XP pro)
It first started that my computer would randomly tell me "unrecognized USB device or device malfunction" something like that. SO I'd have to play musical chairs on the back of my computer plugging usb cables into different ports until it recognized it.... Now there are a few ports that just dont work all together so I bought a router and am running everything off 1 usb port that has survived. I then bought a PCI expansion card that had a couple USB ports and a firewire port.. Everything was fine until......

I ran microsoft movie maker and it woulnd't recognize my camera so I was messing aroudn with different combinations of , camera on, usb in, run movie editor etc. Finally I found the right combination and XP immediatly recognized the camera installed the software just like its supposed to. Then I tried "capturing video from device" and MMM froze up.... I had to restart and now my computer doesn't recognize my camera... the camera says "DV IN" on teh screen like it should but the computer doesn't know when its plugged in... So MMM says "device not recognized make sure its plugged in and turned on"

SOO FRUSTRATING!!!

ANY HELP??? I can live with the USB problem for now as its been fine but I want my firewire dammit.

STONE

07-05-2005, 08:44 AM

Also,

Does this sound like a motherboard issue or XP issue?? If its a Mobo issue I want to replace the F'er.

valerossi

07-05-2005, 08:58 AM

If your XP Pro is not SP2 patched, then you must download the USB 2.O driver for your device, or you can just install SP2. Windows XP SP2 is included the USB 2.O driver.

I think you XP is not SP2, right?

STONE

07-05-2005, 09:16 AM

I have SP2. It didn't come with it but I downloaded it. WHen I right click "my computer" and got to properties it says Service pack 2.

valerossi

07-05-2005, 12:58 PM

Which camera do you have? Did you try going to their website and see if there is any special driver?

supercoe

07-05-2005, 03:49 PM

dead ports? ewww sounds like a mobo issue get that baby replaced

STONE

07-05-2005, 08:10 PM

Sup,
What is involved in replacing a mobo. they aren't that expensive would I have to reload windows on my HD once the new mobo is in or what?

R1Budha

07-05-2005, 10:07 PM

Sup,
What is involved in replacing a mobo. they aren't that expensive would I have to reload windows on my HD once the new mobo is in or what?no, if your lucky it will recognize the new mobo as new hardware when it fires up the first time....

and it's not hard to replace motherboards, but it can be frustrating if you miss something.....

biggest problem on mobo's is making sure all the other hardware plays nicely with it.

supercoe

07-06-2005, 02:40 AM

no, if your lucky it will recognize the new mobo as new hardware when it fires up the first time....

and it's not hard to replace motherboards, but it can be frustrating if you miss something.....

biggest problem on mobo's is making sure all the other hardware plays nicely with it.

easiest thing to do would be to replace it with the same model board... you won't have any problems this way... replacing a motherboard may seem a lil much if you've never done it before but it's pretty simple

http://www.cpuid.org/download/cpu-z-129.zip
^ will help you detect your motherboard model

STONE

07-06-2005, 11:54 AM

Thanks guys,
I can replace it no problem I built this thing from scratch buying parts from newegg and waiting for good deals on slickdeals. I can replace the mobo and nick thats a good idea man aobut just replacing it with the same model.... I'll replace it and send the broken one back lol. Its only 6 months old.

R1Budha

07-06-2005, 01:55 PM

STONE

07-06-2005, 02:57 PM

hmmm, i've never done that...... :angel :BS