How do I fix slow firewire performance?

jesman0 · 06-01-2008

I have vista64 and service pack one. I have tried several hotfixes but they "do not apply to my system." I have also disabled Remote Differential Compression.

My Firewire transfer speeds slow and eventually hang. The drive is fine, I have tested it on other computers.

How do i fix Vista64 to properly copy files to and from my firewire drive?

**SCSIraidGURU** · 06-01-2008

How is it connected to the computer? Did you check its settings in the device manager? Is it a firewire 800 drive on a firewire 400 controller? Did you apply the correct chipset patches?

jesman0 · 06-01-2008

It's FW400 connected to the port on the mother board. All drivers are current and correct. My mother board does not have a FW800 port.

Edit: could you clarify what you mean by chipset patches? I have a XFX 780i mother board with the most current drivers.

**SCSIraidGURU** · 06-01-2008

Is the drive connected with the proper Firewire cable for FW400? The chipset patch for the motherboard and your OS.

jesman0 · 06-01-2008

It's a 6 pin, it is proper.

i don;t know of any patches specifically for my chipset. I have searched but have not found anything relevant.

**SCSIraidGURU** · 06-01-2008

I don't know XFX boards. What speed firewire drive is it? Have you tried running error checking and defrag on it?

jesman0 · 06-01-2008

The drive is fine. I have tested it on several other computers. This vista machine is new and does not handle firewire well at all.

**SCSIraidGURU** · 06-01-2008

I have three firewire 800 drives on a Firewire Direct NitroAV firewire 800 /USB2 controller. My drives do 50-55 MB/s sustained. I would suggest checking your BIOS settings for firewire 1384 settings.

jesman0 · 06-02-2008

I can dual boot in XP on the same machine. It works fine in XP. It's just Vista that is having problems.

Can you tell me specifically what to look for in the BIOS? I didn't see anything I thought was pertinent.

**SCSIraidGURU** · 06-02-2008

Just make sure your firewire is configured properly.

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jesman0 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista64 Posts: 5	How do I fix slow firewire performance? I have vista64 and service pack one. I have tried several hotfixes but they "do not apply to my system." I have also disabled Remote Differential Compression. My Firewire transfer speeds slow and eventually hang. The drive is fine, I have tested it on other computers. How do i fix Vista64 to properly copy files to and from my firewire drive?
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SCSIraidGURU Guru Join Date: May 2008 Vista x64 Ultimate Posts: 917	Re: How do I fix slow firewire performance? How is it connected to the computer? Did you check its settings in the device manager? Is it a firewire 800 drive on a firewire 400 controller? Did you apply the correct chipset patches?
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jesman0 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista64 Posts: 5	Re: How do I fix slow firewire performance? It's FW400 connected to the port on the mother board. All drivers are current and correct. My mother board does not have a FW800 port. Edit: could you clarify what you mean by chipset patches? I have a XFX 780i mother board with the most current drivers.
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06-01-2008	#4 (permalink)
SCSIraidGURU Guru Join Date: May 2008 Vista x64 Ultimate Posts: 917	Re: How do I fix slow firewire performance? Is the drive connected with the proper Firewire cable for FW400? The chipset patch for the motherboard and your OS.
	Michael A. McKenney www.SCSIraidGURU.com Supermicro X7DWA-N server board pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons 16GB DDR667 SAS RAID eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card

06-01-2008	#5 (permalink)
jesman0 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista64 Posts: 5	Re: How do I fix slow firewire performance? It's a 6 pin, it is proper. i don;t know of any patches specifically for my chipset. I have searched but have not found anything relevant.
jesman0 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista64 Posts: 5

06-01-2008	#6 (permalink)
SCSIraidGURU Guru Join Date: May 2008 Vista x64 Ultimate Posts: 917	Re: How do I fix slow firewire performance? I don't know XFX boards. What speed firewire drive is it? Have you tried running error checking and defrag on it?
	Michael A. McKenney www.SCSIraidGURU.com Supermicro X7DWA-N server board pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons 16GB DDR667 SAS RAID eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card

06-01-2008	#7 (permalink)
jesman0 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista64 Posts: 5	Re: How do I fix slow firewire performance? The drive is fine. I have tested it on several other computers. This vista machine is new and does not handle firewire well at all.
jesman0 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista64 Posts: 5

06-01-2008	#8 (permalink)
SCSIraidGURU Guru Join Date: May 2008 Vista x64 Ultimate Posts: 917	Re: How do I fix slow firewire performance? I have three firewire 800 drives on a Firewire Direct NitroAV firewire 800 /USB2 controller. My drives do 50-55 MB/s sustained. I would suggest checking your BIOS settings for firewire 1384 settings.
	Michael A. McKenney www.SCSIraidGURU.com Supermicro X7DWA-N server board pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons 16GB DDR667 SAS RAID eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card

06-02-2008	#9 (permalink)
jesman0 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista64 Posts: 5	Re: How do I fix slow firewire performance? I can dual boot in XP on the same machine. It works fine in XP. It's just Vista that is having problems. Can you tell me specifically what to look for in the BIOS? I didn't see anything I thought was pertinent.
jesman0 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista64 Posts: 5

06-02-2008	#10 (permalink)
SCSIraidGURU Guru Join Date: May 2008 Vista x64 Ultimate Posts: 917	Re: How do I fix slow firewire performance? Just make sure your firewire is configured properly.
	Michael A. McKenney www.SCSIraidGURU.com Supermicro X7DWA-N server board pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons 16GB DDR667 SAS RAID eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card

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