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More info?)
Firewire A or B? It is the 1394b that was having the problems just
before the release of SP2. Not sure if it was truly fixed or not.
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Nathan McNulty
Bob Davis wrote:
> I have three external FW drives on this box, on SP2 for three weeks, and am
> having no problems with FW or anything else.
>
> "Nathan McNulty" <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:O9u1xsBoEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
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>>I recall quite a bit of discussion about this when SP2 came out but haven't
>>heard much since then. Have you tried reinstalling your chipset
>>(motherboard) drivers again (or whatever controls your FireWire port)? I
>>have not heard any update on the situation, but I do remember complaints
>>just before and just after the release of SP2 to the public.
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>>Nathan McNulty
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>>A. R. Hanshew wrote:
>>
>>>My Firewire 1394b external hard drives are not recognized since I
>>>installed Windows XP SP2. Is there an update or solution to this problem
>>>short of reinstalling Windows XP without SP2?
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