I downloaded the new Firewire driver and installed it without incident. PowerSDR and the F5K worked fine.
Ran the Flex Radio (driver) program and ran the compatibility scan. Noted the SidSpeed comment. Thanks to what was posted here by Tim, I found the HotFix page and with a little effort figured out how to navigate the process. If you run Microsoft (MS) Windows XP and have upgraded to Service Pack 3, one of the "gifts" within SP3 is a change to the FireWire config that (I presume) could slow the performance of the FireWire connection. A simple fix is provided by Microsoft to restore the original (higher speed) settings. Here's the step by step: Visit the page Tim suggests: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=955408 and click on the link near the top of the page where it says that the Hotfix download available: Hotfix Download Available View and request hotfix downloads You will go to a web page where you will have to ACCEPT the AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SERVICES. You are then taken to the actual HotFix REQUEST page. You must click on the check box to the left of the HotFix name and provide an email address to which Microsoft will email information on how to download the HotFix. Type in the characters that are displayed in the graphic box and click "Request HotFix." Within minutes you should receive an email with a LINK and a PASSWORD. Instead of emailing the file to you, MS provides a link to a web page where you can download the file. It's a small file. Download the file to a folder you can find easily. Once downloaded, double click on the downloaded file. You will be warned to make sure you have a good back up of your system setup. (If you aren't using "System Restore" points, take the time to learn. They are very valuable and can rescue you from a botched install. This is the subject of another thread.) Assuming you have a good backup, you can proceed. You will be asked for the PASSWORD provided in the email. You can copy and paste if you like rather than retype each of the several characters. The small HotFix program runs for a few seconds and you're done. The computer must be restarted for the change to be completed. After rebooting, run the Flex Radio Driver program again. Do the compatibility scan again and you should see that SidSpeed is set to S400 and all will be well. Don't get in a hurry. Read the screens fully and the process goes smoothly and quickly. Good luck. 73, Frank N. Haas KB4T _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
