Firewire problem

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I use a firewire card (PC card) on my laptop due to laptop has no
installed factory firewire. Problem is when I put computer to sleep or
close the lid of the laptop or boot or shut down windows the computer
will freeze and force me to push off button and have to reboot why is
that? The firewire is IEEE 1304.
 
dqboy101 said:
I use a firewire card (PC card) on my laptop due to laptop has no
installed factory firewire. Problem is when I put computer to sleep or
close the lid of the laptop or boot or shut down windows the computer
will freeze and force me to push off button and have to reboot why is
that? The firewire is IEEE 1304.
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IEEE 1394.
 
dqboy101 said:
I use a firewire card (PC card) on my laptop due to laptop has no
installed factory firewire. Problem is when I put computer to sleep or
close the lid of the laptop or boot or shut down windows the computer
will freeze and force me to push off button and have to reboot why is
that? The firewire is IEEE 1304.
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PC cards can't physically attach to a laptop. The actual interface type
(not IEEE 1394) with the laptop is the reason why all this is occurring.
 
PC cards can't physically attach to a laptop.  The actual interface type
(not IEEE 1394) with the laptop is the reason why all this is occurring.
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PC card is the revised name of PCMCIA slot interface.
 
Paul said:
If you need articles on stuff, try Wikipedia.
The home page on the site, features a search box,
where you type in the thing you want to know about.
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.... and some of the material presented there has been know to be right
occasionally. Wikipedia should never be regarded as an authority on
anything.
 
M.I.5¾ said:
... and some of the material presented there has been know to be right
occasionally. Wikipedia should never be regarded as an authority on
anything.
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He never said that. Wikipedia does provide the reader general guidance in
defining something. That is, a general idea of the subject in question by
the inquirer. That goes for general encyclopedias as well.
--
Dave

CDOs are how we got here.
A modified version, new taxes in the future, is how Congress will get us
out?
 
Windows fails to initialize firewire interfaces when returning from a
low-power state. Period. Might not be true on all chipsets, but I do know
that it's true regardless of the bus used to connect the firewire interface
and devices. PCMCIA, PCI, even if you've got one of those retarded 1394 hubs
that attaches to a USB2 port, when windows enters a low-power state, it's
going to shut down your firewire and the the only way to get it back is to
hot-plug your card or attach a device to it. I've been dealing with this
since XP, and the problem persists through Vista and even my beloved beta of
Windows 7. Microsoft does not appear to be able or willing to address this
issue. Get used to using 'safely disconnect' before the computer enters a
low-power state (to protect data) and hot-plugging your firewire card or even
rebooting (yuck) to initialize the interface again.

To everyone who displayed their pinheadedness in this thread - PC Card is a
perfectly acceptable term for a PCMCIA card. Thanks for ignoring his real
problem and picking apart his post like a pack of hungry dogs. You've clearly
displayed your technical aptitude and problem-solving prowess.
 
Before anyone says anything, yes, I've tried the hotfixes and service packs.
I have never seen this issue satisfactorily resolved.
 
R'yal said:
Windows fails to initialize firewire interfaces when returning from a
low-power state. Period.
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Yours might, but none of mine ever do. Firewire always continues to work
just as it did before standby was entered. If it fails to work then
something is wrong.
Might not be true on all chipsets, but I do know
that it's true regardless of the bus used to connect the firewire
interface
and devices. PCMCIA, PCI, even if you've got one of those retarded 1394
hubs
that attaches to a USB2 port, when windows enters a low-power state, it's
going to shut down your firewire and the the only way to get it back is to
hot-plug your card or attach a device to it. I've been dealing with this
since XP, and the problem persists through Vista and even my beloved beta
of
Windows 7. Microsoft does not appear to be able or willing to address this
issue. Get used to using 'safely disconnect' before the computer enters a
low-power state (to protect data) and hot-plugging your firewire card or
even
rebooting (yuck) to initialize the interface again.

To everyone who displayed their pinheadedness in this thread - PC Card is
a
perfectly acceptable term for a PCMCIA card.
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If you really want to be pedantic, 'PC Card' is actually the only correct
term. 'PCMCIA' is the organisation that produced the standard - you can't
call a card an association. Though having said that, I am aware of
manufacturers who use the wrong term.
Thanks for ignoring his real
problem and picking apart his post like a pack of hungry dogs.
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You're welcome.
You've clearly
displayed your technical aptitude and problem-solving prowess.
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