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Computer won't boot w/firewire card
Name: Daveydad Date: May 13, 2003 at 17:51:24 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: AMD 750/512
Comment:
Bought a firewire card but after inserting in a PCI slot my computer won't boot at all. Remove it and it does fine. I even tried several PCI slots. Same thing. Thoughts? Thanks.
Name: Clyde Date: May 13, 2003 at 18:36:25 Pacific
Reply:
Some stock computers like HP (especially for me) don't like afer market products. I would go with another brand of firewire card or maybe the Firewire/PCI combo. PSU is also something to look at as Ryan mentioned. It's either a conflict with a particular brand of aftermarket parts, bad card, small PSU, or bad PCI slots.
Clyde
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Response Number 3
Name: daveydad Date: May 13, 2003 at 19:47:16 Pacific
Reply:
will try another card. the slots are fine. PSU is most likely a 250W. i have no-name computer. my USB 2.0 card works fine.
What's a Firewire/PCI combo? Do you mean a Firewire/USB combo?
Thanks.
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Response Number 4
Name: daveydad Date: May 14, 2003 at 09:17:54 Pacific
Reply:
Nope. Just bought an Adpatec firewire card and get the same results. PC won't boot into Windows XP. I even took out some of my other PCI cards and no change. Thoughts? Is there something about my MB that's causing this?
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