Dell Ieee 1394 Controller Driver

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I have a new Dell Latitude E6510 with an IEEE 1394 ('Firewire') port--the small 4-pin type. Soon after getting the laptop, the 1394 port worked fine with an external drive. Once I got an eSATA cable, I started using that drive via the laptop's eSATA port. A week or so later, I tried to install a digital audio interface via the 1394 port and it didn't work. Naturally, I checked the device manager, but the IEEE 1394 Host Bus Controller was missing from the tree. I am running Windows 7 Professional x64. I knew that a new BIOS update was coming from Dell so I waited a few days and applied it today. Still no 1394 host bus controller.

Dell at first thought that there was a problem with the motherboard. But I used the pre-Windows boot Dell diagnostics utility to test the 1394 controller and it passed three tests even noting that there was no device plugged in. I then plugged in a digital audio interface and reran the tests. Again the controller passed all 3, and noted that a self-powered device was plugged in. (Incidentally, I did try the same external hard drive again via the 1394 port just to be sure that it wasn't the audio interface that was the problem. Again, no go.) Dell now agrees that there should be nothing wrong with the motherboard (and, thus, the 1394 port) given these passed tests.

With my new system, I installed the Firewire card and let Windows install a driver. Windows installed 'Texas Instrument 1394 OHCI Compliant. Where can i load ethernet controller driver IEEE 1394 for dell 5100 inspiron? Dsl ethernet controler driver download. I need a ethernet controller driver the one from dell does not work please help i have a inspiron 6000? More questions.

So, Dell recommends a fresh install of Windows. But that doesn't seem right to me. Of course, I'm not terribly keen on having to reset all my settings, reinstall software, etc. But, isn't there a way to get this device to show back up in the device manager without having to reinstall Windows? (Yes, I clicked the 'scan for hardware changes' button.) Or is there a way to somehow to otherwise patch Windows so that the port is recognized and thus operable again?

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Thanks in advance for any and all help.

EDIT: Having browsed the other posts before posting mine, but now having reread them, it occurs to me that I should note that my Win 7 install came with the computer. Thus it is not an upgrade; similar posts to mine all address the scenario involving an upgrade. Not sure if the solution is different.

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Thanks again.

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NEXT DAY EDIT:

I did end up getting the system to 'recognize' a new unknown device. Whether that's the firewire controller is still up for debate. I did so by going to the Dell support site and just started downloading and installing what was listed for my machine regardless of date (e.g., installing some applications which predate my machine's manufacture date). Maybe not the most informed strategy, but my thinking was 'What the ____. Nothing else is working. May as well give it a go.' I got through the first 7 listed in 'Applications' before rebooting. After the reboot, an unknown device appeared in Device Manager.

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I then tried to update the driver for said 'unknown device' by selecting an 1394 OHCI compliant driver. Windows warned me that it couldn't verify that it was compatible with my hardware by I pressed forward and: BSOD! Yeah.

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However, upon the reboot, the device listed itself as a 1394 host bus controller in Device Manager. Whether that's because it's what it really is or just because I tried a 1394 driver, I'm not sure; but I suspect the latter. In any case, I tried several of the other 1394 drivers, including the legacy one and a Ricoh driver (because the Dell diagnostic utility listed it as a Ricoh 1394 controller). In every case, BSOD. Sweet.

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Any suggestions about which driver to install or another approach? I know that's probably a Dell question and I'll definitely be following up with them; just wondering if any folks here have some thoughts. Thanks much.