Trouble With Firewire Device

[Strategy510]

Hi I bought this thing called a Metal Gear Box which is a USB
2.0/Firewire external HD enclosure. I used it for a couple of months
with the USB 2.0 because i didn't have a firewire card. I finally
upgraded my motherboard to an Asus with a firewire controller onboard,
so I could use it for video capture, but I can't get it to see the HD
now.

I tried booting it up with the HD already turned on and plugged up and
I tried plugging in and truning on the HD when PC was running but still
nothing.

Any ideas? When I go into device manager I see an IEEE1394 host
controller and there seems to be nothing wrong with it.


Thanks,

STRATEGY

 

[STRATEGY]

Hi I bought this thing called a Metal Gear Box which is a USB
2.0/Firewire external HD enclosure. I used it for a couple of months
with the USB 2.0 because i didn't have a firewire card. I finally
upgraded my motherboard to an Asus with a firewire controller onboard,
so I could use it for video capture, but I can't get it to see the HD
now.

I tried booting it up with the HD already turned on and plugged up and
I tried plugging in and truning on the HD when PC was running but still
nothing.

Any ideas? When I go into device manager I see an IEEE1394 host
controller and there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

I just remembered that my external burner was also firewire. so i tried
attaching that (using a different cable, and still nothing

so that rules out the Metal Gear Box, must be my firewire controller,
or the expansion card that plugs into it, right?

and if I buy a separate firewire card, assuming the MB IEEE1394
controller is somehow bad, that new card still has to attach to it
doesn't it? Or do they have an actual onboard controller and only
attach through the PCI slot?

I really don't want to take this motherboard back, I've worked really
hard on this box and everything else works perfect..


STRATEGY

 

[RBM]

I'm confused, you say you have onboard firewire, then you mention a pci
card. If the board has it, there is either a jack at the rear io ports, or a
header on the board that you must connect to a cable that goes to either the
front or rear firewire jack. I get the impression that the controller is
fine, just not connected

 

[STRATEGY]

I'm confused, you say you have onboard firewire, then you mention a pci
card.

I was asking if I can solve my problem by buying a PCI firewire card,
or does it attach to those same headers that don't seem to be working.

The one that came with my MB fit in one of the slots in the back, but
did not actually go into the pci slot.

If the board has it, there is either a jack at the rear io ports, or a

header on the board that you must connect to a cable that goes to either the
front or rear firewire jack. I get the impression that the controller is
fine, just not connected

It's conected, and I just verified it's not backwards


Thanks,
STRATEGY

 

[RBM]

I got you, it still sounds like a problem between the header and the rear
panel jack. Check the header jack carefully, to be sure you didn't miss a
pin and also be very sure you didn't connect it to a usb header. If
everything else checks out contact the motherboard company and ask for a new
cable and connector