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by mbiat33

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Have tried to install several different IEEE 1394 cards on Dell Dimension 8200,XP pro. Tried different slots, updated BIOS to A09 as suggested from Belkin tech support-same result-recognizes card, continues through install then at the end error-driver not supported by this platform. Please help. I apologize if this has been previously addressed.

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by oz_media

Although this is obviously an OS problem and not the hardwre, have you tried contacting the card manufacturer to see if they've resolved this issue before?

This is of course if your sys and BIOS are up to date and the OS supports IEEE1394.

by mbiat33

BIOS version was updated to A09 per suggestion from Belkin tech support and all updates to Windows XP have been installed. No conflicts appear to show up. Dell says they only recommend SIIG cards. Thanks for responding.

by carlos.nino

It might sound stupid, but I had a similar problem with network cards and solved it with other drivers. I looked for other cards with the same chips as mine and thied their drivers till one of them worked. I did it again with a plotter months later.

by mbiat33

Sounded like it was a good idea but it didn't work for me. Thanks for responding.

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