FIREWIRE not detecting......

[Guest]

Hi, my tower has a slot for FIREWIRE on the top, and it was apparently
connected to the motherboard. It never worked when I would plug in the
firewire from the top, so I got a port which i installed in the back of my
tower and connected to the mother board. When I use a FIREWIRE cable, it
still doesn't detect anything in Windows. My brother's computer detected the
firewire cable (attached at the other end to a Digital Camcorder), so I know
that something is supposed to be detected in the control panel (bottom right
of screen) as soon as I connect the wire to the computer FIREWIRE slot or the
camera. Nothing is happening.

There is a 4 pin slot and 6 pin slot. I have a firewire cable that connects
from 4 pin to 6 pin. I know the cable itself works because i've used it on
another computer.

Is there some way I can check to make sure the FIREWIRE is hooked up and
connected properly through BIOS or Device Manager? Is there some sort of
setting anywhere that I have to adjust or update? Do I need to download
anything?

Anyone's help is greatly appreciated in this manner!

Happy Holidays,
Mike

 

[Kelly]

Start here, Mike and good luck:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c2coff=1&q=Firewire+Support&spell=1

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Happy Holidays,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Ross Durie]

For Asus A8V - BIOS/Advanced Menu/Onboard Devices Configuration/IEEE1394
(Enable).

If you want more detail you will have to tell me the make and model number
of your motherboard.

P.S. Motherboard manuals are on the manufacturers website.