Newer MB install--problems!!

[JUC]

Hi all, I decided to upgrade my old motherboard with a newer one. Still old but newer. Anyway, after installing windows, and my 2 tuners I am having 2 problems that may be related.

First: I have installed a Hauppauge Roslyn and a Hauppauge 150. I had both working together fine with my older motherboard. However, I am not able to use the 150's IR blaster when the Roslyn is installed. Is there some sort of conflict going on? I would think it would have presented itself in my current configuration.

Next: and much more serious issue: When in sage I am getting static on the bottom half of all my recordings (livetv). This is with both tuners. I am using S-video in from Satellite receiver so it is not a tuning issue. Any ideas what would cause this? I didn't have time to try out WinTV as it was getting late and I just swapped everything back to my older system to get things running again. Any help would be appreciated.

Here is the MB: http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Pro...uID=24&LanID=2

I'm just running an AthlonXP 2000 with 512 Ram with it for now.


edit: Looking into this a little more--could it be the SIS chipset? I thought Via's were the ones with problems but i've seen some posts about SIS too...

Thanks,
Juc

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by JUC

First: I have installed a Hauppauge Roslyn and a Hauppauge 150. I had both working together fine with my older motherboard. However, I am not able to use the 150's IR blaster when the Roslyn is installed. Is there some sort of conflict going on? I would think it would have presented itself in my current configuration.

There is an old problem where the IR software can't tell the difference between various PCI cards & it might decide to use a card w/o the IR blaster or even one w/o an IR port at all. You can try some stuff towards the end of that thread, but I haven't heard of any definitive solutions.

- Andy

[JUC]

Thanks--funny thing is i am currently using both the Rosyln & 150 with blaster in my setup.

My real concern is the static on the bottom half of the recordings (livetv).
Anyway to know if it is a chipset issue?

[paulbeers]

It could be the Sis Chipset, but I am using a SIS735 chipset for my motherboard (ECS K7S5A) with no problems and I have it loaded down with:

1 - Avermedia Purity 500MCE (dual tuner)
1 - Hauppauge PVR500
1 - Fusion5 Lite
1 - GB Ethernet Card
1 - PCI IDE/SATA Controller Card

Are you sure the cards are seated well on the motherboard? Could it be a bad motherboard?

[JUC]

Well--I fixed the video quality issue which is great. I was worried my motherboard was faulty or I just bought the wrong one. I reinstalled windows reseated everthing and all is good.

I still can't use the IR blaster with the 150 while the Roslyn is active which stinks. I don't understand why it is working in my current setup just fine and not in the new one. I will fool around some more. Otherwise i can either get a USB-UIRT.
Thanks,
Juc

[stevech]

I had a PCchips motherboard years ago. They were (and still are?) the lowest price board on the market. For a reason.
Over the years I have decided:
Never again SiS chipsets
Never again Via chipsets

[JUC]

Got it working!!! Lots of trial and error, reinstalation of drivers but i finally got the Roslyn and 150 together (one with IR port, one without) working with a blaster. Here's the detailed info of what finally worked and i'll post over in the other thread as an update too.

-Installed PVR-150 drivers. Verify blaster was working
-Installed Roslyn drivers (could be other 150/350 combo too). This automatically removed the IR blaster capabilities of the 150
-Disabled all Roslyn drivers (i think there were 4).
-This still wouldn't release the 150's blaster
-Disable the 150 drivers.
Reenable the 150 drivers. Blaster now worked!
Reenabled all Roslyn drivers...blaster still worked!

That is it. I have seen others have to do this with every reboot but it is sticking on my system.


Oh--and going from my ECS board with 2 PCI slots/via chipset the PC Chips board is better than nothing...
Thanks,
Juc