1394 not detected by XP Pro SP2

[Mike Velte]

Check in Device Manager…expand “IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controller”…exactly what is listed there?
Expand “Imaging Devices”…besides your scanner, what is listed there?

[Delfino]

Thanks Mike.

My system is dedicated just for video editing. I have no other peripherals connected. There is nothing showing in Scanners and Cameras. When I expand my devices, including the hidden ones, 1394 bus host controller does not show up at all. I even check my registry. There is no 1394 entry in the local machine>system>currentcontrolset>enum nor PCI. BTW, USB detected with no problem.

I did not mention this in my original post, I reinstall with my old XP Pro SP1 to see if it detects the 1394 controller. No luck either.

Could be my Intel D915PBL motherboard?

Delfino

[Derrick]

Hi there,

Is it 1394B (800Mbps) ?, if it is uninstall that driver, and use the default windows firewire 1394 driver.

I had the same problem om my system, and when loosing the driver supplied it then picked up my hardware.

Let us know,
Derrick van Niekerk

[Delfino]

Thanks Derrick.

My motherboard manual says it is a 1394a.

Since the 1394 bus controller is built in the motherboard, I have no way to test it. It is not like testing a 1394 card; installing it to another similar system to check if it will work.

The motherboard is only two months old. I assembled the box myself.

When I reinstalled XP, I did not load any third party drivers i.e. video, NIC, and sound card. I used all the default drivers that came XP Pro.

Could be my Intel motherboard?

[Ken Adolph]

If all that stuff is onboard then you have to use the driver disk that came with the motherboard.

Ken Adolph
Media Group
Editor/Post Supervisor
https://www.mg.ca

[Delfino]

Thanks Ken.

I did install all drivers that came with the motherboard. Intel calls it Chipset Utility. The utility install all the features available so XP is able to use it.

Like I said at the beginning, the original install detected the built in 1394 bus controller in the motherboard. When I reinstalled XP Pro, the 1394 is NOT detected by the Device Manager. No registry entry either.

Would the built in 1394 bus controller in the motherboard defective?

[Derrick]

Hi there,

I don’t think the hardware is defective. I think it is a software thing.
Under Network Connections in the Control Panel, do you have a “1394 Connection” under LAN or High-Speed Internet.

and if so what is the status of it, and Device Name.

And in Device Manager, do you have a 1394 Adapter installed under Network Adapters.

And is there a IEEE 1394 Bus host controller isntalled in device manager ?

Thanks,
Derrick

[Aanarav Sareen]

Apparently the problem does exist and Microsoft is aware of this problem. Here is their solution:
Performance of 1394 devices may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2

Aanarav Sareen
Adobe Certfied Expert, Premiere Pro
https://www.asvideoproductions.com/video

[Mike Velte]

Without ANY listing for the 1394 thingy in Device Manager…not even a yellow !, I suspect that the hardware has been turned off in the BIOS.

[Derrick]

Go to the control Panel, and then click ‘View’, and then ‘Show hidden Devices’.

Then go thru the list again, and see if the 1394 device shows up anywhere, if so delete it.

Then restart your machine, and it should say new hardware found, and then force it to use the driver that came with the motherboard.

– Derrick