1394 Net Adapter Cannot Start (Error Code 10)

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Good morning:

I have just recently built a new PC with the following Specs:

2 - AMD Opteron 265
Tyan Tiger K8WE Motherboard (w/onboard 1394)
2 GB Corsair Ram
nVidia 6600 PCIe Graphics Card
WinXP Pro SP2

My issue lies in the fact that in the Device Manager under Network Adapters
there is the yellow "information" indicator telling me that there is some
sort of problem. There have been a number of us that have built the exact
same machine (down to the letter) and it appears that all others are working
so far. Aside from XP sp2, the only other installed drivers are the nVidia
Platform driver v6.70, and the nVidia Graphics drivers v81.98. To my
knowledge the other machines that have been built have not applied any
hotfixes or anything...just the bare SP2 install.

The onboard 1394 is enabled in the BIOS and the Fireware Adapter shows no
conflicts. There are no IRQ conflicts.

All indications show that it should be working, however, in the Control
Panel under Network Connections, I only see my Ethernet Connection. Should I
be seeing a connection for my 1394 card as well? I did come across a MS KB
article (KB317812) that spoke to this, but I'm unsure if this is the same
issue or even related.

I look forward to a reply...hopefully the MS staff or other users can shed
some light on this. My advance thanks to any and all that respond.

Regards,
Jeff Michel
Crushed Pickle Studio
Estevan, SK, Canada
 
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Crushed Pickle Studio said:
Good morning:

I have just recently built a new PC with the following Specs:

2 - AMD Opteron 265
Tyan Tiger K8WE Motherboard (w/onboard 1394)
2 GB Corsair Ram
nVidia 6600 PCIe Graphics Card
WinXP Pro SP2

My issue lies in the fact that in the Device Manager under Network
Adapters there is the yellow "information" indicator telling me that
there is some sort of problem.
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What is it complaining about specifically?
There have been a number of us that
have built the exact same machine (down to the letter) and it appears
that all others are working so far. Aside from XP sp2, the only
other installed drivers are the nVidia Platform driver v6.70, and the
nVidia Graphics drivers v81.98. To my knowledge the other machines
that have been built have not applied any hotfixes or anything...just
the bare SP2 install.

The onboard 1394 is enabled in the BIOS and the Fireware Adapter
shows no conflicts. There are no IRQ conflicts.

All indications show that it should be working, however, in the
Control Panel under Network Connections, I only see my Ethernet
Connection. Should I be seeing a connection for my 1394 card as
well?
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Yes, but do you actually need this at all?
Have you looked at the mobo mfr's website for drivers?
 
Lanwench:
What is it complaining about specifically?
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The error code that comes up is Error Code 10...telling me that the device
cannot start. So if I was hoping to connect two machines together via
Firewire to form a mini-network within my home LAN, I couldn't due to the
fact that the Network adapter portion of my Firewire isn't running.
Yes, but do you actually need this at all?
Have you looked at the mobo mfr's website for drivers?
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I don't necessarily need this functionality, however what I find strange is
that of the 10-15 others that have buit the exact same machine, no one else
has run into this error yet. We all have been working off the exact same
parts list, exact same BIOS revision, and following the exact installation
steps.

None of us have installed any of the motherboard's drivers as they seem to
introduce conflicts. Strangely enough the CD that comes with the mobo
doesn't contain the the proper nVidia chipset drivers.

Because these machines are being built for Digital Recording Studios,
stability is of the utmost importance and before I start to install the
remaining apps, I want to make sure I have an error and conflict-free OS.

Can you look into the hotfix listed in KB317812 and see if it would apply to
this situation...if nothing else I may be interested in downloading it to try
it out, but it isn't available for public download.

I look forward to your reply.

Regards,
Jeff Michel
Crushed Pickle Studio
Estevan, SK, Canada
 
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Crushed Pickle Studio said:
Lanwench:


The error code that comes up is Error Code 10...telling me that the
device cannot start. So if I was hoping to connect two machines
together via Firewire to form a mini-network within my home LAN
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Why not use Ethernet cards for this, just out of curiosity?
, I
couldn't due to the fact that the Network adapter portion of my
Firewire isn't running.


I don't necessarily need this functionality, however what I find
strange is that of the 10-15 others that have buit the exact same
machine, no one else has run into this error yet. We all have been
working off the exact same parts list, exact same BIOS revision, and
following the exact installation steps.

None of us have installed any of the motherboard's drivers as they
seem to introduce conflicts. Strangely enough the CD that comes with
the mobo doesn't contain the the proper nVidia chipset drivers.

Because these machines are being built for Digital Recording Studios,
stability is of the utmost importance and before I start to install
the remaining apps, I want to make sure I have an error and
conflict-free OS.

Can you look into the hotfix listed in KB317812 and see if it would
apply to this situation...if nothing else I may be interested in
downloading it to try it out, but it isn't available for public
download.
Click to expand...

Hmmm - I've never seen this myself, and for any hotfix like this you'd need
to call MS to get it.

I'm not sure this will resolve your problem, tho. The device is not showing
up properly in device manager, which to me, indicates a driver problem - or,
a hardware problem. Perhaps your mobo is not 100% identical to the ones
you've compared it to.... or, perhaps you've got gremlins. It's hard to say.

If you're incredibly wary about changing *anything* after all the work
you've put into the install already, what about imaging the system (I like
Acronis, a lot) and then installing the (correct) driver? Of course, you can
roll back a driver change, and you also have system restore, but if you're a
belt-and-suspenders fellow, an image backup might be a good plan.
 
As a matter of fact, I have Acronis TrueImage and have been making images of
the install thus far. Funny that you would mention that.

As for the ethernet connectivity issue...I would be more inclined to use
ethernet to network machines, but I just figured that everything whould work
out of the box. (And yes, in my world the sky is blue, too...hehe)

If all else fails, I can disable the onboard 1394 and purchase a standalone
network adapter from SIIG or ADS. Those are the only two tested to work with
the software that I'll be using.

I will contact MS about the hotfix and see if that helps any. There's no
way that you can provide that for me?

Thank you for you assistance.

Regards,
Jeff Michel
Crushed Pickle Studio
Estevan, SK, Canada
 
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