HELP SONY TVR720 wont detect in XP at DVinfo.net

April 30th, 2002, 10:42 PM

I have a snoy DVR 720. I just bought a Western Digital 1394 card. I got it installed no problem, it came with some simple software and it wont detect the camera. It did one time and I went to change a tape and it wont detect the camera. Is there a driver I am missing or something?

Adrian Douglas · May 1st, 2002, 05:45 AM

Gotta be careful with those Snoy's. ;)

Probably not a driver problem. With PC's it's usually a good idea to have your camera connected and on before powering up the computer. This also means rebooting if you need to turn the camera off or disconnect it for some reason. It's a pain in the arse but usually works.

Adam Lawrence · May 1st, 2002, 05:34 PM

remember that XP will detect your drivers by defualt, that way you dont have to go and install them, in most cases. Though you might want to check your
hardware configuration, in device manager and see if your 1394 PCI is
porperlly installed according to XP. I had this probelm before and it resulted in my motherboard being fualty and not detecting PCI slot hardware.

It sounds funny but a bad firewire-wire could be a problem too, i ran into this
dozens of times..

If all else fails try browsing your cards makers website, and look for updated
drivers and such, this helps sometimes...

hope this helps!

ja135321 · May 2nd, 2002, 02:11 AM

I have the sony trv20. It wouldnt recognize so I did checked everything. Cable, drivers, all that crap. My XL1s recognized as soon as I connect it. I did a search on deja and found that the firewire port is a pretty standard manufacturers problem. There were many posts indicatings the port being faulty right out of the box. So I sent the camera in for repair. What sucks is that they take for ever to fix it. They had it for over a month before I got it back.

April 30th, 2002, 10:42 PM	#1
snowsurfer Posts: n/a	HELP SONY TVR720 wont detect in XP I have a snoy DVR 720. I just bought a Western Digital 1394 card. I got it installed no problem, it came with some simple software and it wont detect the camera. It did one time and I went to change a tape and it wont detect the camera. Is there a driver I am missing or something?

May 1st, 2002, 05:45 AM	#2
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	Gotta be careful with those Snoy's. ;) Probably not a driver problem. With PC's it's usually a good idea to have your camera connected and on before powering up the computer. This also means rebooting if you need to turn the camera off or disconnect it for some reason. It's a pain in the arse but usually works. __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors

May 1st, 2002, 05:34 PM	#3
Adam Lawrence _redone_ Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 224	remember that XP will detect your drivers by defualt, that way you dont have to go and install them, in most cases. Though you might want to check your hardware configuration, in device manager and see if your 1394 PCI is porperlly installed according to XP. I had this probelm before and it resulted in my motherboard being fualty and not detecting PCI slot hardware. It sounds funny but a bad firewire-wire could be a problem too, i ran into this dozens of times.. If all else fails try browsing your cards makers website, and look for updated drivers and such, this helps sometimes... hope this helps! __________________ Adam Lawrence eatdrink Media Las Vegas NV www.eatdrinkmedia.com

May 2nd, 2002, 02:11 AM	#4
ja135321 Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 90	trv20 I have the sony trv20. It wouldnt recognize so I did checked everything. Cable, drivers, all that crap. My XL1s recognized as soon as I connect it. I did a search on deja and found that the firewire port is a pretty standard manufacturers problem. There were many posts indicatings the port being faulty right out of the box. So I sent the camera in for repair. What sucks is that they take for ever to fix it. They had it for over a month before I got it back.