Hello,
The advice from the MVP does not really help......so lets see if I can at least
put you on the right track.
Bus mastering is a technique for transferring data along the motherboard
pathways without having to wait for the CPU to give permission. The most
obvious remark is, your motherboard must be able to do this, and it must be
turned on...yes there are motherboards that could still be around that cannot
do this....they would be old though
The essential task any device plugged into the bus must be able to provide is
control over its own data flow. To that end the device MUST have its own CPU
(What we are looking at here is a mini internet if you had not realised) Each
device acts in a sense like a small standalone computer regulating the flow of
data out onto the BUS and picks up data that is flagged for that device
To fix your problem....this will have to be general because I don't know what
your BIOS screen looks like
1) If you do not have the manual for your motherboard, find the website for the
manufacturer and download it...it will not be very big...they never are.
2) Print motherboard manual and look for the procedure to reset the CMOS to its
default settings.....you will need this if you screw up
3) Remove firewire card...this because it may be defective
4) Discover from manual if you do not already know what the key combination is
you need to press at boot-up so that the BIOS settings are displayed instead of
booting to windows
5) Boot computer using the key combination.......I find that you have to
repeatedly press the key(S) in a rapid action so that you catch it at the right
moment.
6) When the screen appears put both hands in your pocket DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING
7) Read the screen carefully and compare with the printout before you navigate
around the screen....if you do something wrong here you could cause your
machine to fail to reboot properly.
8) This is where it gets hard to describe....you will be looking for PCI
settings, it may say something along the lines of PCI to (name of chipset)
there will be ON, OFF and possibly AUTO. You may also need to confirm that the
PCI slot in question...has PCI to DMA enabled
If you are not sure what you are doing, or if you get in a mess...Look for the
option to set that particular screen to its DEFAULT setting. Take note that you
should NOT load Default Turbo settings if offered....they are for the Geek's of
this world who apart from any other consideration are not worried if the board
burns out....
You should NOT install the firewire card at this point. When you are ready
reboot the machine, let it settle down and reboot again, let it settle once
more and then turn it off and put the firewire card in. Important Note....There
has been talk that Texas Instruments Firewire cards do not work well with Movie
Maker via XP...if yours has a T. I. chipset this may be where your problem
actually lies....
Power up the machine and touch nothing until you are certain all boot-up
activity has finished. You may now have a dialog box on the screen relating to
having found your "new hardware" follow it through with patience.
Right click My Computer > Manage > Device Manager and look for the firewire
card. Dependent upon how its chipset identifies itself to the computer you may
find the card listed under Network Adapters or under the 1394 (whatever it is)
It should NOT do this but it could improperly identify itself as an IDE
device...if it does its almost certainly defunct. Anyway, you are looking for
an exclamation mark or a red cross...either means trouble. Look at the
properties for the card and read what it says...report back here if needs be.
While looking at the device you need to make certain that the device is
available in the current configuration. You should also look for its power
settings and make sure that the option to turn it off or put into standby is
not enabled...its not crucial but from past experience hoping that windows
correctly powers the device back up can be just that...Hope!!
While in the device manager take a look at the PCI, MSMD (Microsoft Systems
Management something) and DMA (Direct Memory Access) settings, you will find
them under system device. Basically there is only one thing to look for. Under
the General Tab of its properties..."This Device Is Working Properly" DO NOT
change any settings in there...it requires a lot of knowledge and
understanding...I used to do this sort of thing in the DOS days...not now
though
I had it in mind to say something else....but I am having one of those senior
moments...if I remember I will post another reply
That's it for now I think...a bit vague but not as vague as elsewhere eh???
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Best Wishes.....John Kelly
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