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The enduring woes of TelePaul

  • 04-12-2008 6:00pm
    #1
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭


    So about 6 months, a spot of flash flooding ruined my conservatory and took my limited recording set-up with it; soundcard, pc, monitors.

    I replaced the lot and did a spot of upgrading at the same time; new and afster PC, forewire card with 8 pres, yadda yadda yadda, was feeling pretty pleased with myself.

    About a week ago, my computer stopped recognising my firewire interface or firewire card. So I went and replaced the PCI firewire card...only to have it start smouldering on me!

    So I replace it with a new PCI card, different motherboard slot. Success! Computer recognises it. Of course, it fails to recognise the firewire interface attached to it.

    Pretty much ready to pack it all in. Hopefully Billy Bragg will offer some coded words of wisdom.


Comments

  • #2
    jtsuited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭jtsuited


    get a mac


  • #3
    frobisher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭frobisher


    jtsuited wrote: »
    get a mac


    That cracked me up! :pac::pac::pac:


  • #4
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    No he's right , DO get a Mac ....


    However in the interim ...

    I seem to recall a post that some Firewire Card chips won't work with some interfaces?


  • #5
    jtsuited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭jtsuited


    haha i was expecting a torrent of abuse from the windows brigade.


  • #6
    Neurojazz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭Neurojazz


    jtsuited wrote: »
    haha i was expecting a torrent of abuse from the windows brigade.

    We don't need too ;P


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  • #7
    jtsuited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭jtsuited


    Neurojazz wrote: »
    We don't need too ;P
    well at least we know windows' grammar check is fcuked.


  • #8
    Welease
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,834 ✭✭✭Welease


    I know i was recommended to have a TI (Texas Instruments) chipset on my firewire card by the manufacturer, and they do seem to be the universally the best for audio applications. I thought that was more for latency issues than direct interfacing issues though...


  • #9
    dav nagle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭dav nagle


    PC's are junk for music so get a MAC and be done with it. :p


  • #10
    jimi_t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭jimi_t


    Sounds like your mobo and/or PSU is on the way out tbh. That or you just have some driver issues and you were incredibly unlucky in borking your PCI card


  • #11
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    Did you check the compatibility stuff on the audio interfaces manufacturer web site, and their forums?

    Tis true though Mac's don't have the issues that pc's seem to. They usually either work or they don't.


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  • #12
    frobisher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭frobisher


    jtsuited wrote: »
    well at least we know windows' grammar check is fcuked.

    ....hehe.... I bet that made your day!


  • #13
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    jimi_t wrote: »
    Sounds like your mobo and/or PSU is on the way out tbh. That or you just have some driver issues and you were incredibly unlucky in borking your PCI card

    I'd agree with you if it weren't for the fact the PC was six months old. And so begins the long process of trial and error; going to get a new firewire cable tomorrow.


  • #14
    teamdresch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭teamdresch


    Did you hot swap firewire cables in/out of your pc or interface?

    Because that can fry the firewire ports.

    Firewire cables should only be plugged or unplugged when both attached devices are powered off.


  • #15
    11811
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭11811


    teamdresch wrote: »
    Did you hot swap firewire cables in/out of your pc or interface?

    Because that can fry the firewire ports.

    Firewire cables should only be plugged or unplugged when both attached devices are powered off.

    cheers
    was always told it was fine to do this,(Apple recommend it) but after looking into it now it seems the are quite a few cases of hot-swapping affecting your firewire ports....
    going to be turning stuff off now before disconnecting


  • #16
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    teamdresch wrote: »
    Did you hot swap firewire cables in/out of your pc or interface?

    Because that can fry the firewire ports.

    Firewire cables should only be plugged or unplugged when both attached devices are powered off.

    Hmmm. Well it's possible, but now that I think about it, I would've only unplugged a cable when somethign stopped working...so I doubt that's the issue.


  • #17
    selephonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 385 ✭✭selephonic


    A big problem I found with windows and firewire is acpi. Windows will automatically assign IRQs to whatever hardwire it likes. This can mean that your graphics card for example can be on the same IRQ as your firewire card. Changing pci slots is a possible solution, or you can disable windows acpi, although that can cause other issues.


  • #18
    thebookofbob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭thebookofbob


    Buy a dell


  • #19
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    thebookofbob wrote: »
    Buy a dell

    It IS a Dell. They're not the brand they once were.


  • #20
    thebookofbob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭thebookofbob


    I know.. I've 3 of the damn things in all! ..Bascially because I was being cheap & buying from their factory outlet.. thankfully the main unit now isn't!

    I suppose on the offchance you've checked the mains voltage there is stable


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