FP10 Connection issues

[Brandondrumkc]

Hey guys, i was google browsing for a issue i'm having that i'm not getting any help from on the presonus forums.

I have a Sony Vaio laptop, quick stats are as follows

i7 processor, 4gig ddr3 ram, 330m nvidia card 1gig, windows 7

My FP10 when connected to the 4 pin firewire port on my laptop to the number 1 firewire port on the FP10 will intermittently jump from blue to red on the connection indicator LED. After several mins of this it will final give me a window that says the firepod has failed to initialize, asks if i would like to try again or cancel.

Sometimes i can record for a few mins without problems, other times it disconnects and re connects several times a minute.

I also ran the Optimizing windows instructions found at presonus.com

if anyone has some ideas i would really appreciate the input.

 

[TimOBrien]

What firewire chipset?
(you can find out in the device manager)

You really only want TexasInstruments chips on an audio or video computer.

 

[Brandondrumkc]

here is some info i hope this provides you with a answer to your question.

IEEE 1394 bus host controller
Ricoh 1394 OHCI compliant Host controller
Device type: IEEE 1394 Bus Host controller
Manufacturer: Ricoh
Location: PCI bus3, device 0, function 3

This device is working properly

 

[Brandondrumkc]

this must be a really nasty gremlin because no one at presonus, microsoft, or sony can figure this out. While i must say that all of these companies are being very friendly and helpful, nothing has fixed this issue yet.

=(

 

[TimOBrien]

here is some info i hope this provides you with a answer to your question.

IEEE 1394 bus host controller
Ricoh 1394 OHCI compliant Host controller
Device type: IEEE 1394 Bus Host controller
Manufacturer: Ricoh
Location: PCI bus3, device 0, function 3

This device is working properly

Ricoh is notorious for problems with audio/video interfaces.

ONLY Texas Instruments firewire chipsets are recommended.

If you have a PCMCIA or Expresscard slot, try getting a Belkin or SIIG card with TI chips.

 

[TetraFish]

Ricoh is notorious for problems with audio/video interfaces.

ONLY Texas Instruments firewire chipsets are recommended.

If you have a PCMCIA or Expresscard slot, try getting a Belkin or SIIG card with TI chips.

+1 ^^^^^^^^^

Words to live by.