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Thanks for the post thatsteveguy, No I didn't have the newest DirectX, so last night I went and updated to 8.1. I was excited because I was reading it fixes problems with DV. Unfortunately, nothing changed. Still the same problem. I turn to VTR, pc locks, turn off the camera, PC is fine. I sent an email to Dlink tech support last night about the problem. Hopefully I'll get some kind of response. It's not a big deal if I have to get a different firewire card, I just want to make sure it works. Can anybody out there that has a Sony DCR-TRV series camcorder let me know what card they use? Maybe mine just isn't compatable??? Another thing I read last night off the MS Knowledge Base....I said your PC might do (what mine is doing) if there is a "loopback to the Bus" or something like that? Does that make sense to anyone? If so, what would I be doing wrong....I mean, you can only connect a firewire cable one way?? Thanks again though Steve! Very much appreciated! ::Sibby::

Hey Curley Boy, I just joined ntcompatible today when I noticed your post. I was having the exact same problem! SHS is right, even though it gives you that "IRQ_NOT_LESS" crap, you shouldn't have a IRQ conflict due to ACPI. My system has 6 components on IRQ 11 and is running fine.....NOW. My problem was HEAT! My PC was getting too damn hot when I played games like UT or SOF Gold. True, this may not be your problem, but get a piece of software like "Motherboard Monitor 5" (http://mbm.livewiredev.com/) just to make sure. That will let you check out your PC's temp. If you get past 50 degrees celcius, your'e ready for a crash. Once I found out this was my problem, I bought a beefier heatsink and a couple case fans. It looks like you have all your drivers updated, as well as the via 4-in-1 update.....so heat is the only think I can think of. That was my main problem. Hope that helps. ::Sibby::

Hello all! This site was recommended to me by a friend. So, I'm a newbie to this site, as well as a newbie to DV...as you will see, I haven't gotten very far. ::The Specs:: Sony DCR-TRV720 Win 2K Pro Athalon 1.4 Ghz 512MB Ram Dlink 3-port PCI firewire card ::The Plot:: When I connect everything and flip to VTR mode, my computer locks up. When I turn off the camera, my computer resumes it's normal state. I've tried downloading new drivers for the Dlink but none are available for 2K. Has anyone had this problem? I assume it's my Dlink card...has anyone found some good card compatabilities with Sony cameras? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! ::Sibby::