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Got a 9pin to 6pin cable today. Hooked up the 828 to a MacBook. No problems. So what the heck is going on with 1394 on my Win7 PC. Response from a tech link I have with MOTU right now is saying they do not recommend the RICOH controller. Any ideas short of getting an Express 34 firewire card with a ...

Unfortunately I need a 9pin to 6pin firewire cable to test the 828 with this MacBook. I just spent money on the 9pin to 4pin to use the 828 with the PC laptop. So I am little irked at spending more money for a test. But I'll bite the bullet and do it.

That's interesting, as I am reading on several manufacturers' websites that they do not reccomend the Ricoh 1394 controller. Rather, they suggest using Texas Instruments or Agere. Via appears to have mixed results and Ricoh poor results in general when it comes to audio.

Possible it's because my laptop has a cr@p Ricoch 1394 controller in it rather than a TI?

Heh, stumped.

Rolled back to the legacy Windows 1394 driver. I cannot get the system to recognize that I have plugged in and turned on the 828. I doubt that I have fried my firewire port, I'll test it on a Mac to make sure.

Posted recently to MOTU tech support but have not received an answer yet. Maybe someone here can help. Windows 7 64-bit Lenovo W520 w/ i7 2640M @ 2.8ghz Installed MOTU Software. Restarted PC. Plugged in 828mk3H with FW 9pin to 4pin cable. Turned on 828mk3H. Hardware does not finish install. I do not...