Damion Chaplin
08-05-2005, 08:48 PM
So, I recently gave up on my HTPC as a TV box and instead rented an HDTV DVR from my cable company (better resolution and the wife likes it better). When they make an HD MCE machine (or card) I will re-address the issue...
Anyway, so I took the Hauppage PVR250 out of my HTPC and put it in my main machine, so I could still record TV as MPEGs and transfer them to my Archos.
But when I inserted it into my big machine, it didn't work. Oh well, I bought it used on eBay so I figured it must have finally given up the ghost. So I bought a TV Wonder Elite. I took it home and plugged it in, and guess what? That's right, it didn't work either. :roll: Oh well, the Elite is supposed to be a better card, so I'll keep it.
But here's the problem: That card won't work in any of the PCI slots on my mobo. Neither will the PVR250. Windows does not even see that I've added new hardware.
The thing is, my USB card DOES work in any of my PCI slots.
Has anyone ever heard of the PCI slots only partially working? Only working with some cards and not others? At this point, I'm pretty sure that if I stuck the Hauppage card back in my HTPC it would work. And the TVW Elite is brand new. At this point, I think I should start looking into a new mobo, but I wanted to see if you guys concur or if you think there's something I'm missing or should check first. Any thoughts on the subject would be most helpful...
Anyway, so I took the Hauppage PVR250 out of my HTPC and put it in my main machine, so I could still record TV as MPEGs and transfer them to my Archos.
But when I inserted it into my big machine, it didn't work. Oh well, I bought it used on eBay so I figured it must have finally given up the ghost. So I bought a TV Wonder Elite. I took it home and plugged it in, and guess what? That's right, it didn't work either. :roll: Oh well, the Elite is supposed to be a better card, so I'll keep it.
But here's the problem: That card won't work in any of the PCI slots on my mobo. Neither will the PVR250. Windows does not even see that I've added new hardware.
The thing is, my USB card DOES work in any of my PCI slots.
Has anyone ever heard of the PCI slots only partially working? Only working with some cards and not others? At this point, I'm pretty sure that if I stuck the Hauppage card back in my HTPC it would work. And the TVW Elite is brand new. At this point, I think I should start looking into a new mobo, but I wanted to see if you guys concur or if you think there's something I'm missing or should check first. Any thoughts on the subject would be most helpful...