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    HP Pavilion firewire not detecting Sony Camcorder

    Discussion in 'HP' started by redskull09, Dec 5, 2007.

  1. redskull09

    redskull09 Newbie

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    I have the HP Pavilion dv9408ca running Vista. It has a 4 port firewire connection. I purchased a 4 pin to 4 pin wire and hooked up my Sony Handycam dcr=hc21 video camera and it is not detecting it.

    I've removed and re-added the 1394 adapter and have the latest Vista updates. I called HP support and they have no idea.

    Can anyone offer any help getting it to detect the camera?
     
    redskull09, Dec 5, 2007
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  2. Reby

    Reby Notebook Consultant

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    Bad cable maybe? Usually these types of devices are plug and play so it should be a snap. Have you checked the Sony site for updated drivers?

    -Reby
     
    Reby, Dec 5, 2007
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  3. viking396

    viking396 Notebook Geek

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    Keep in mind I know nothing about this handycam but is it possible that firewire has to be switched? My last DV cam had to be switched between USB and Firewire in the menu.
     
    viking396, Dec 5, 2007
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  4. redskull09

    redskull09 Newbie

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    The camera is correctly setup to output in firewire. I think it may be that my laptop has a firewire speed of 400 and the camera needs 800. Does anyone know how to verify this?
     
    redskull09, Dec 5, 2007
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  5. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    it doesn't matter, it should work fine even if that is the case
     
    timtravel42, Dec 5, 2007
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