I am trying to connect my epson printer to the firewire port on my new 64-bit machine but it does not work. Epson has informed me that Vista64 does not support firewire and that I need to use USB. IS this true?
Vista64 and Firewire
- Thread starter MikeD
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no its not true i have a firewire camcorder and it works fine , who ever told you that is a muppet
where is your firewire connection is it linked to yuor soundcard or did you install a pci firewire connection?
where is your firewire connection is it linked to yuor soundcard or did you install a pci firewire connection?
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
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- Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
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- XFX 780i
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check in device manager see if its working correctly , ive had a quick look it may be under IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controllers.
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Build
- CPU
- Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
- Motherboard
- XFX 780i
- Memory
- 4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
- Graphics Card(s)
- Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
- Sound Card
- Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050
- Hard Drives
- western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
- PSU
- OCZ Modstream 700w
- Cooling
- Titan Fenir
- Keyboard
- Razer Reclusa
- Mouse
- Logitech G5 Gamer
- Internet Speed
- 8mb
I had done all that. According to Dell, and from what I can see, everything is working fine with the Firewire ports. I believe it is a problem with Epson's driver, but I am surprised that Espon would say their isn't firewire support for 64bit, which does not make sense to me.
My Computer
ah so its epsons drivers that dont support firewire , i was thrown by your original post i thought you said Vista 64 didnt support it........... Infact thats exactly what you said 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/Search.aspx?type=Hardware&s=epson
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/Search.aspx?type=Hardware&s=epson
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Build
- CPU
- Intel Q9550 @ 4Gig / Titan Fenir
- Motherboard
- XFX 780i
- Memory
- 4GB OCZ PC2-8500C5 DDR2
- Graphics Card(s)
- Gainward GTX260/216 SLI
- Sound Card
- Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22"
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050
- Hard Drives
- western digital raptor 10000rpm sata
- PSU
- OCZ Modstream 700w
- Cooling
- Titan Fenir
- Keyboard
- Razer Reclusa
- Mouse
- Logitech G5 Gamer
- Internet Speed
- 8mb
Well this whole thing was confusing. I could not get the printer to work. Epson blames vista 64 not supporting firewire. I contact Dell and they said the firewire ports are fine. I ask them if vista 64 supports firewire. They say contact MS. MS says I need to contact the PC manufactorer on any MS operating problems, since that is where I purchased it from, or pay $60 to seek assistance. I am not paying $60. So all I get is a run around.
As a result, I am going to add a USB PCI slot and just use the usb cables. Now my problem is I think the PC only uses USB PCI Express cards, and they're a bit hard to find.... but I'll look around some more.
As a result, I am going to add a USB PCI slot and just use the usb cables. Now my problem is I think the PC only uses USB PCI Express cards, and they're a bit hard to find.... but I'll look around some more.