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Peripherals: External firewire DVD peripheral...connection problems
External firewire DVD peripheral...connection problems
by enigma3542002 - 12/29/05 6:15 PMHi all,
I have an external laptop 4-pin firewire DVD drive, with separate power adapter connected. The type is here:
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/...502557mv.shtml
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/...2557mvr3.shtml
It works perfectly well when connected to my laptop. I wanted to connect it to my PC, so I got a firewire 4- to 6- pin adapter, and a firewire extension cable (6-pin) to connect to my PC's new firewire PCI card (just installed). The PC recognizes direct connection of other peripherals to the firewire card, such as my iPod, but it doesn't recognize the DVD drive. When I plug in the firewire DVD drive, powered on, Windows XP doesn't respond with the usual 'external hardware detected--installing drivers' bit.
Is there any way I can get the PC to recognize the external drive? Thx in advance.
No idea. But I'll share my lesson.
by R. Proffitt
- 12/29/05 6:37 PM
In reply to: External firewire DVD peripheral...connection problems by enigma3542002
Connect with USB 2.0 on Window's PCs and firewire on the Macs.
Go figure why this is so, but I share my recipe.
Bob
Firewire vs. USB
by enigma3542002 - 12/29/05 7:11 PM In reply to: No idea. But I'll share my lesson. by R. Proffitt
I would do that, except that this DVD peripheral only accepts firewire.
There's this company in Redmond...
by R. Proffitt - 12/29/05 7:28 PM
In reply to: Firewire vs. USB by enigma3542002
For some odd reason, firewire is often an afterthought. We know that this old OS won't fetch drivers for us but I can't comment since your post is far too light on machine details.
Your issue would be easy to duplicate if I took some blank PC with SIS/VIA/other chipsets and loaded XP. But that's another story.
Bob
System Specs...
by enigma3542002 - 12/29/05 8:38 PM In reply to: There's this company in Redmond... by R. Proffitt
Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 2400
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
2.20 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0G1548 A00
638 Megabytes Installed Memory
HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B [CD-ROM drive]
Lite-On LTN486S 48x Max [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
IC35L090AVV207-0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB)
Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CB
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
Bus Adapters
Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller - 24CD
Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2
Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4
Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7
Firewire card
by enigma3542002 - 12/29/05 8:44 PM In reply to: System Specs... by enigma3542002I just attached this to the PCI port:
IBM 22P6849 Firewire 1394 PCI 3 i394t 22p6849
Board version: v1.1
OS support: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Chips: TSB41AB3 / TSB12LV26
Bus type: 32-bit PCI
Port type:
Two external IEEE 1394 400Mbps ports (6-pin connector)
One internal IEEE 1394 400Mbps ports (6-pin connector)
Try AUTOFIX.
by R. Proffitt - 12/30/05 7:10 AM
In reply to: Firewire card by enigma3542002
I wonder if some auto____ setting has gone astray. Not uncommon as the OS takes some damage.
Read about it at http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-7813-0.html?forumID=26&threadID=97486&messageID=1112891
Addendum.
by R. Proffitt - 12/30/05 7:11 AM
In reply to: Firewire card by enigma3542002
Sorry, I forgot to note that you should try the Firewire card in another slot.
Bob
Just tried those...
by enigma3542002 - 12/30/05 1:26 PM In reply to: Addendum. by R. Proffitt
And Windows XP still doesn't detect it. Autofix couldn't find the external drive (says 'this drive is not supported by autoplay'), and the PCI card slot change doesn't seem to have any effect.
The card connects with my iPod fine--just plugging in by firewire, and the firewire connection is enabled.
I'm wondering why the external DVD drive has some problem connecting with the computer...is it a 4- to 6- pin thing? Perhaps I need a direct connection?
Currently, the setup is:
DVD external (4-pin) => Adapter (4-pin female to 6-pin female) => Firewire cable (6-pin).
Perhaps I need a different adapter? A 4-pin female to 6-pin male? To directly connect?
Or is it possible that this external drive, designed for laptops, simply cannot connect to a PC for some reason?
Or maybe I need to install a DVD player software program, which I don't have currently?
Thanks for your help so far.
One thing...
by enigma3542002 - 12/30/05 1:31 PM In reply to: Just tried those... by enigma3542002...when I run Belarc advisor to see my computer specs, shouldn't the firewire card be listed somewhere? Like as a bus adapter?
All it mentions are
Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller - 24CD
Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2
Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4
Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7
Is there a way I can check that the firewire card is properly installed, even if it connects to the iPod normally?
So far, it seems close but no cigar.
by R. Proffitt - 12/30/05 4:54 PM
In reply to: One thing... by enigma3542002
All I know is that Microsoft doesn't seem to make this easy. Have you tried a 'normal' firewire connected drive?
Don't have one...
by enigma3542002 - 12/30/05 5:51 PM In reply to: So far, it seems close but no cigar. by R. Proffitt
Unfortunately, I don't have another firewire device except my iPod, and that works fine.
I can however remove the drive from its drive case...the internals are a Sony CRX830E model, perhaps there are drive cases out there that connect via USB or 6-pin firewire? I did a search but haven't been successful.
The external drive
by enigma3542002 - 12/30/05 1:50 PM In reply to: External firewire DVD peripheral...connection problems by enigma3542002For some reason the links in my first post don't work. Here it is:
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/TabletPC/3501440/Components/5502557/5502557mv.shtml
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/TabletPC/3501440/Components/5502557/5502557mvr3.shtml
4-pin firewire?
by enigma3542002 - 12/31/05 1:26 PM In reply to: The external drive by enigma3542002I've been searching for a different drive case that would let me enable USB connection to the Sony CRX830E drive, but haven't had much luck (plus I'm not totally sure what I should look for/where I can find it)...
...maybe a 4-pin firewire card for a direct connection might work?
Solution
by enigma3542002 - 1/5/06 10:12 PM In reply to: External firewire DVD peripheral...connection problems by enigma3542002I got a firewire PCI card with 4 pin connector, and it works fine now.
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