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Judging by the recent drivers etc, it looks like they didn't made it far from Windows 2000...

Hi Shepiod, thanx for the reply. I use Magix Samplitude Professional, but I get the same problem (clicks, pops, and in the end disconnected device) in any other software as well using MOTU (Winamp, WMP). It's true, I never had problems before with XP Original (no SPs), so I did just that - I attache...

It looks like we posted at the same time... If you tried all that and the device wasn't working, then it's absolutely faulty, IMO. Even if it works on Mac, the device is still faulty if it doesn't work under Windows. If MOTU devices work well only with Mac, than it's the case of false advertising, s...

I agree - for the money paid, AD and DA conversion are good, the preamp quality is good, a bit weak (it has to be set almost to the max for the quiet sources), but on the other hand with virtually no noise. MOTU devices are good value for money, IF you can get them to work and IF they stay that way....

As firewire chips are concerned, it's a bit of trial and error. You should try some other firewire cards, to rule out the firewire chip problem. Looking at the threads here, more often than not it's the MOTU device that's causing problem, not the FW chip (if you followed MOTU installation procedure ...

First, don't use stock drivers, download dedicated drivers for the TI card. If that doesn't work, try *any* other card with your MOTU device to see if it would work. IMO, MOTU is exaggerating the firewire card problem, more often than not it's their device that's out of order, rather than firewire c...

There is obviously some problem with 896 units and latest driver pack (as far as firewire is concerned). My main concern is why I'm not able to use my unit on old computer with old drivers. It has began malfunctioning the moment I installed it on my new computer with new drivers. I'm still waiting t...

so if we went with another audio card; what is it? Is the Presonus FirePod 10 a good choice? =Z To be honest, I don't know. My next setup will probably be PCI (express) card with AES I/O (at least 4x2 channels) and A/D and D/A converters completely separated from computer. I'm not falling anymore t...

I agree that the device shouldn't die when anything is plugged in the wrong direction. But even if it did, the good thing would be to have the circuit which separates the rest of the device and to have a changeable interface "card" inside the device itself. That way, if anything is connect...

Thanx Amnion, sorry to hear you have same problems as me... However, your post was useful, as I was thinking about trying my device on Vista or 64bit XP, so you saved me some time :) I'm not saying that I would go back to my 'original' computer, but it puzzles me why does my unit now misbehave on th...

Cheers for all the help Mojo :) I did swap the Asus 1394 card between systems, but I also tried onboard 1394 controller (on my P5K Premium) with the exact same results, so I guess it's safe to rule out the card. The onboard 1394 chip is Agere. I'll try the unit one more time on the laptop I used for...

Well, when you restart the device (off and on), the settings in MOTU Audio Setup window stay the same. Once you reinstall drivers, device or XP (take your pick) the configuration is back to factory settings. I tried all of that of course, no change. The unit is playing on AES in/analog out for quite...

Lol, I was tilting my head in disbelief :) I see your point Mojo, I've also never heard or even imagined that drivers could in any way affect the device. That's why I asked, but I seriously doubt it. Yes, I've changed the cable a few times (two 6/6 pins and one 6/4 pins) and tried different firewire...

Hi I/O, thanx for the reply. It's happening on different systems, but with different firewire adapters. It's the same on my computer, I have two firewire adapters, one integrated on the motherboard and one Asus PCI with TI chip. I guess it's a 896 problem, since it's behaving badly on different comp...

Hello to everyone! Not really a noobie, but haven't visited this forum for some years, so here I am with new account. Since I see there's a lot of problems with recent MOTU units/drivers, I thought I should share my thoughts and experience with all of you existing MOTU customers as well as potential...