ThisNameISTaken
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What's up guys....
I recently spent around $600 worth of Pro Tools recording software and an M-Audio Firewire interface for it. My pc didn't have a firewire card, so I figured (after having made several other upgrades to this pc) I could just easily pick one up and install it...problem solved.NOPE. I install the pci card and when I go to boot, I get a repeated list of "plug%play error" So I take it out and everything works fine again. I figured my BIOS needs an update?
PC is a Dell Dimension 8200 BIOS info= Phoenix A03 12-07-01 on a Dell mobo...
The firewire card is a Belkin F5U503
So I go to Dell's website and they automatically select my BIOS update for me... I go to install it and it crashes my computer to the point of having to reformat to get into windows.I called them a few weeks back and they said they'd send me an update CD for the BIOS..it should have been here on Jan 25th...still don't have it.
My question is: Does it sound like the BIOS is really the problem? Or should I try something else? I don't want to have to go through all of this trouble to update the BIOS and still not get any results...thanks!
I recently spent around $600 worth of Pro Tools recording software and an M-Audio Firewire interface for it. My pc didn't have a firewire card, so I figured (after having made several other upgrades to this pc) I could just easily pick one up and install it...problem solved.NOPE. I install the pci card and when I go to boot, I get a repeated list of "plug%play error" So I take it out and everything works fine again. I figured my BIOS needs an update?
PC is a Dell Dimension 8200 BIOS info= Phoenix A03 12-07-01 on a Dell mobo...
The firewire card is a Belkin F5U503
So I go to Dell's website and they automatically select my BIOS update for me... I go to install it and it crashes my computer to the point of having to reformat to get into windows.I called them a few weeks back and they said they'd send me an update CD for the BIOS..it should have been here on Jan 25th...still don't have it.
My question is: Does it sound like the BIOS is really the problem? Or should I try something else? I don't want to have to go through all of this trouble to update the BIOS and still not get any results...thanks!
