Firewire issue affecting all the Dell Core Duo notebooks

pops, clicks + also not recognizing of firewire devices can also be a problem of wrong pci register settings... additional to that it`s possible that some others have also the acpi / motherboard resource conflicts with their notebooks here.

i`ve posted the link here to show ossible other problem sources & additional to that
finding problems like the described ones with acpi controller ect. are not reported via windows eventlog ect. so nobody is able to see errors like this until he/she manually checks the resource info of every device in devicemanager for problems!

hope that was enough info ;-)

 

Okey dokey - get your point a bit better now
Thanx.

 

Hello again. I had was the man who recently posted about the firewire issues on my Inspiron 9400, together with my tascam fw1082 external soundcard/daw interface.

I've tried all trix I've found, even sending the computer for motherboard repairs, and here I sit with a control surface that wont be recognized by windows.

I did not try to get an expresscard with a 6 pin slot for firewire, which probably is the problem, just because of the upcoming problems people have had with their expresscards. From what I understand you need to get a card that costs about 70-90 euro for it to work properly, and then people still have troubles with clicks and pops. So I went and bought myself a mac instead, even tho it hurts.

Thanks for all the help and interest, hope you succeed better than I did.

best regards
Frukt

 

hi,

first of all i have to excuse my bad englisch but in my opinion u will be the best adress in helping me with my problem.
i'am using a dell vostro notebook since one year and always im using the firewireport (RICOH OHCI-konformer IEEE 1394-Hostcontroller) for connecting my audiointerface (scratchAmp from stanton). but from a while it will not be detected by my notebook...
then i tested the audiointerface on an other pc and it was detected properly. i also took an other firewire-interface which also could not detected by my notebook. i am woundering why the firewireport worked always properly but now making such trouble...
then i told everything to the dell hardware-support but they send me to a software-support which is liable to pay costs. dell will help me only if software-support wont be able 2 help.

so do anyone of u have a suggestion 4 me what 2 do now?

greetings
Chillminister

 

Hello everyone. I've read trough all the pages of this firewire issues.

i have a little light to help us all. My Dell inspiron 1420 firewire port DIED several weeks ago. i've read that the firewire ricoh issue, ...(insert rant here) ... you got it.

very sad, i went to the only seller of express card firewire adapter in my country. It was a very generic cheap one, but it has the TI chipset! (as recommended by the focusrite saffire LE sellers).

i plugged it in. First with windows xp, and works nicely. the system recognizes it right away, and the audio interface too.

and it also works on my xubuntu system. Now i'm using it on linux via ffado drivers. Works amazing!

the only drawback is tha the express card port doesn't ride power. you have to connect the audio interface externally.

MORAL: if you can try before you buy some cheapo express card, please do!. i was amazed and very happy.

 

hi again,

i would be happy if someone can help me with my problem which i posted 2 replys before. i'am not interested in paying those software-support buddies something - next time i will reinstall my windows or could there be an other reason for my problems???
please give an answer, i would be happy.

greetings
chillminister

 

If it was working but now doesn't and everything looks alright in Device Manager etc then it sounds like the controller had failed. Are you using the same cable that you did when it did work? Sometimes the cable jack has a little too much plastic on the end which stops the plug going in far enough.

 

so you mean my firewireport (hardware) is broke or waht?
yes, iam using the same cable and i already tested this cable with my audiointerface on an other machine working properly.

 

Starting to look that way. Try booting with a LiveCD of a Linux flavour and see if you can get the port to recognise something.

 

I have a Dell XPS M1530 with the 965 chipset.
My Express Card is not detected ?
THe card is a FlyTV M5 MST-T2A2

I have tried XP/SP3/SP3
Vista
Vista SP1
Vista SP2
====
Win 7
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Linux Umbutu

Nothing helps.

Here is something that may help you guys. Who are having problems.
a. Go to the Intell Web site and download the inf / chipset utlity. Start with the very first version you can fix 7.x and run each version all the way thru to 9x.
Each time use the option -overall

You just may find that one of the inf drivers in the 8.x range will work.

If none of the inf versions work. As a last resort try the inf chip updater from the laptop vendor.

Nobody has been able to explain to me.
WHy my express card is not detected.

 

The express card or the express card slot may be broken.

Have You tried another express card?
Have you tried the MST-T2A2 in another computer?

// MrYatzy

 

Hello everyone,
lucky to find this forum. It gave me a great deal of help while resolving my issue with Dell notebook and firewire soundcard. Now I would like to share my solution. I had recently an issue with my Dell Latitude D630 and M-Audio Firewire 1814 / Solo, but not anymore

Problem description: While playing audio through external firewire soundcard connected to onboard firewire controller, there were dropouts (pops and clicks) in the sound. Sometimes it sounded almost like radiation detector near nuclear device. But latency check was perfectly fine ( < 100 us) and there were no freezes in the sound.

Problem cause: The problem was caused by integrated onboard firewire controller from O2Micro (namely OZ711EZ1) - tested on three different machines with this firewire controller, all showing same symptoms.

Problem solution: I have bought PCMCIA (Cardbus) firewire controller ST-LAB C-120. Though it has NEC 874 chipset (instead of recommended TI), it works like a charm and cracks are gone.

 

Are you still using your laptop? Does it work out good still or have you upgraded yet. Looking myself for a new laptop. I use the motu 8 pre firewire. I am looking to replace my inspiron e1505

 

I guys. I recently bought a DELL INSPIRON 1545 for my band, i have a MOTU TRAVELER MK3... and PCI EXPRESSCARD 34 LINDY and another one generic. Nothing works...im having the same problems as you guys had. I made 2 days tests here and i cant get this to work. Yes i updated the bios, nothing works well. i can send a detailed report for all who wants by mail. I think im going to kill myself here too...

 

Vostro 1710 and a Presonus FP10 suffering from the plague.

If you have bought a pcmcia firewire expansion that fixes the problem, please post the models. I didn't find the one suggested earlier from the local stores. I would prefer one with TI chipset, just to be sure this time, but if it works ...

 

PCMCIA (Cardbus) firewire controller
Manufacturer: ST-LAB
Model: C-120
Specs: NEC 874 chipset, 3xIEEE 1394a 6-pin ports, 1xPower Jack (DV 12V, 1A)

You will have to do some research on local markets as the availability of specific brands varies (I was unable to find almost any of PCMCIA expansion cards suggested previously in the thread on local markets in my country). I suppose that any card with TI or NEC chipset should do the work

 

Oh man I hope this works. I too have a Dell Dual Core and MOTU Traveler and have the same damn problem (poor performance, horrindous glitchy buffers, loud obnoxious screeching. MOTU support had no idea about the driver problem. Let's see!

PS: I have tried pci express firewire card to no avail. Running my applications (ableton) in XP compatibility mode helped alot. MOTU's drivers don't work very well with Windows 7 / Vista shell.

 

I've just bought a Dell latitude D420 dual-core notebook with a FireWire socket, and hoped to connect an M-Audio FireWire Audiophile audio interface. Having uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers many times, and updated the bios, and motherboard drivers, I've never reached the point where the plugged in device is detected by the computer. To check whether the FireWire socket was working I tried a camcorder which was fine.

I primarily want high quality sound output. I've seen simple USB to FireWire adapters for sale. Is there any chance I can use one of these to feed my M-Audio with a USB out from the computer?. There is also a slot for a PC express card - I can get a FireWire card for about £15, which has 6 pin (powered) FireWire sockets unlike the 4 pin one already on the computer, but am I likely to have exactly the same problems I've had with the existing socket?.
Any advice would be appreciated

 

Get DPC Latency checker. Also try it on another PC.
SIIG 2-port firewire 400Mbps expresscard is good too.
Try checking other devices with the same IRQ of your firewire port and disable them.

 

greetings,

i own a dell precision m90 with firewire and plan to purchase a mackie onyx 820i firewire mixer.

Am I going to have problems. Is there anything i should do before i purchase the mixer.

regards