TV Card Problem

Camalot · 15 Jun 2006 at 17:54

Got my winfast DTV1000 T today, plugged in, installed the driver, pluggedin my bros arial he uses and i opend up the software and did a channel scan. It just finds NOTHING?? Ive scanned about 4 times now and finds nothing. Arial is right by window. It finds ALL channels if i plug it into my bros freeview box?

Surely im doing something wrong here?

Help im missing world cup :mad:

Camalot · 15 Jun 2006 at 18:29

Little more info

Its almost like something is conflicting with it. When its in my pc and ive opend the software, nothing else will open up, not msn, not internet explorer, not even paint?

Any suggestions?

I had a usb card which diddnt work in my pc either. Could be something to do with PCI maybe?

Something is deff wrong with this, id i try to open a file my pc crashes

Camalot · 16 Jun 2006 at 17:43

ok i got my hair off after 2 days messing about it just wont work AT ALL.

Could anyone give me any help?

When the winfast software is open my pc wont let me open things like msn or internet explorer, and it just crashes things.

If i do a scan, no matter what arial i use and what scan settings, it doesnt find a single channel.

I have an ASRock Dual sata mobo could it be a conflict there? As ive never used PCI cards, the only other one i used was a usb one and that crashes my pc n saart-up if its plugged in. Ive tried all the slots i can.

There must be something im missing here, please someone help.

Camalot · 16 Jun 2006 at 22:45

mrdbristol said:
" the only other one i used was a usb one and that crashes my pc n saart-up if its plugged in. "

Just to confirm , Your PCI tv card won't work and you have also tried a USB external TV Tuner that crashes your system ?

Is this correct ?

Cheers,

Mark

I havent tried a usb tuner. What i ment by that is, the only other pci card ie put in my pc was a usb2.0 card, gives me 5 more usb2.0 plugs...the thing is, when the software is loaded for my tv card, that scans the channels. Nothng else opens on my pc, no IE no nothing, thats not suppost to happen. Just crashes my pc.

really annoying i spent nearly £50 on it

Camalot · 17 Jun 2006 at 05:29

pegasus1 said:
Got the same card myself, first off have you got all the latest drivers for Mobo, Graphics, Sound card. Also have you had a look in your Bios incase you have something disabled.
When you scan, are you aware that you have to manually choose the reception area, for me i have four different locations close to me but only one gives me all the channels.

Im in Tamworth, Birmingham is the closest to me and that finds nothing at all.

I think something is conflicting with it cos of the way the software isnt letting me open anything else, and just crashes my pc.

I'm going to give it one last bash tonight, update graphics to 6.5, download the latest sound card drivers and see what happpens when ive installed this chipset drivers as well.

Will post a reply after 11am. If it doesnt work still, can i return it and get a refund?

Camalot · 17 Jun 2006 at 17:35

Scanning now with them settings.

Used the uptodate drivers from website.

Its still bugged, i tried to open something and it wont open....anways lets see if i get any channels.

Camalot · 17 Jun 2006 at 18:31

Ok i scanned with the settings above, found nothing at all.

Gonna ask a silly question, all i need to do is plug this card into the pci slot, install it and the drivers, and the only other thing i plug in is an arial?

Ahhh going mad here, ocuk wont refund it either.

Camalot · 17 Jun 2006 at 21:11

Same arial my bro uses on his freeview box, which picks up all channels with supurb picture i might add. Just one u put next to ** window.

Arial or no arial, it still crashes my pc when the drivers for it are installed

I give in, shoving it under my bed :mad:

Too hot and bothered to mess with this anymore, waste of 50 quid :mad:

Tnx for trying to help tho.