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8695
August 30th, 2004 11:00
Firewire hard disk problem with 8200
I just bought brand new Lacie P3 250GB firewire hard disk. I had immediate problems because it wasn't found (plug and play) at all. I tried several things and after BIOS-upadate it finally found it. I transfered some files to it but suddenly it disappeared. It seems to be found only occasionally and I noticed that it's usually found when my LAN (internet) cable is unplugged. I read about some problems with same IRQs with FireWire controller and other devices. I do have same IRQ number with FW controller and LAN card. Is that my problem or what? Help really needed, I'd like my lacie to work always, not every now and then :(
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aavee
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August 30th, 2004 12:00
Forgot to mention my hardware:
inspiron 8200 (bought march 2003) ; mobility radeon 9000 ; cdrw/dvd combo ; 40gb ; 512mb ; WinXP ; no other external devices (so far..)
mrdat
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September 2nd, 2004 00:00
Try disabling your NIC in device manager or Network Connections and see if it continues... Do you have a wireless card? Do the same if your not connected to the wireless network..
mrdat
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September 2nd, 2004 22:00
aavee
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September 2nd, 2004 22:00
I heard that WinXP doesn't have problems with same IRQs. I checked my machine with ad-aware in case of spy etc. ware and found allmost 200 of them. Don't know if that has anything to do with Lacie P3 but now it works a bit better, it is usually found but still disconnects too often. When I unplug and plug it again, it is found again. And no, I don't have wireless NIC. I have tried to remove the NIC but the IRQ stays the same (but I believe it ain't the problem). But thanks anyway. Help still needed