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Firewire PCI card not recognized

I recently fixed up a d530 SFF for a friend of mine and we ran into a problem when we tried to install a pci firewire card along with the ATI PCI 7500 video card. The system doesn't recognize the firewire card at all and due to time constraints wasn't able to delve into the bios settings, but I did determine that the card is fine and it's not a driver issue.
I'm looking at 2 solutions, one if there is a bios setting that will enable the second pci slot to be utilized in addition to the first slot, and second installing a low profile agp video card to free up the first pci slot to install the firewire card.
Any suggestions as far as the bios fix or a suggestion for a affordable low profile agp card would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, DT

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  • Delta-Tech Aug 22, 2009

    Thanks k24674 but card was seated properly but system just doesn't recognize the card looking for a bios work around or video option.

    Thanks, DT

  • Delta-Tech Aug 27, 2009

    k24674 thanks for the suggestion but the card was seated and it just is not recognizing the firewire card trying to find out if that can be resolved with a bios setting or do I have to resort to a low profile video card.

    Thanks, DT

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Hello,

Sometimes, when one is inserting a card, one does not push it firmly in place. If some contacts are not well established, the card may not be recognized.

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