installing firewire card 1

[gerlan]

i tried to install a pci firewire card on bootup keyboard is not detected pre-boot postbeeps 3 times when i remove the card and reboot the keyboard re-appears any help would be appreciated thanks

 

[ski]

Insert it in a different slot.

 

[gerlan]

thanx ski works fine now

 

[ski]

You're welcome, gerlan.
Glad to hear that it's working, and thanks for posting back with the solution.

 

[coopermarsh]

I have a similar problem, Installed a 3 + 1 port firewire card last night, Tried every slot but the bios only sees it in slot 5. My XP SP2 will not even find the hardware, help!!!!!!!!! Any suggestions, i am going out of my mind.

 

[micker377]

Pull all PCI cards not needed, and try the different slots again. (This is to eliminate IRQ conflicts). If it works, put the other cards back in one-by-one. If it still doesn't work, try a different firewire card.

 

[coopermarsh]

I have no other PCI cards, How do you check IRG settings in XP?

 

[micker377]

Start > programs > accesories > System tools > System Information > Hardware Resources > IRQs .

 

[coopermarsh]

I will check tonight and get back, When i checked last night there were a few IRQ missing fro the list, does this mean they are unused?

 

[micker377]

Yes, unless they say <reserved>.

 

[coopermarsh]

No good used unused irq, even set it up to force a conflict but windows did not even register its irq value. I have a tool call msi DMI viwer which reports the pci slot 5 is in use, yet windows just will not pick it up,i am slowly losing my patience with this now and on the verge of buying a new mobo withh IEEE intergrated.