Title: GPF 103 Had Problems Out of the Box
Review: This PCMCIA card installed easily into my laptop. Drivers came directly from Windows 2000 without a problem. This Firewire card was going to be used to connect an external Maxtor harddrive to the laptop. The hardrive connected properly to the laptop and the drive mounted properly. All the directories were visible and documents present. However, as soon as I tried to access files, sort the directory, or get file information, Windows quickly generated a 'Write Failure'. Tried reloading drivers, and rebooting all without success. I ran a series of tests, and then swapped with another brand of Firewire card. The other card worked perfectly and I could access the drive repeatedly without a problem. I contacted IOGear support and their response was that I should buy an external power source for the card and try that. I'm afraid I can't recommend this card based on its failure right out of the box.
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