Yes, but you can't do that on a power laptop that has only 1 express-pci slot.
The issue is within the Vista OS and I don't feel like spending more days trying to debug it. I could also downgrade the vista laptop to xp, but it is a 4G laptop and finding the Gateway drivers is actually harder than it should be. I did it with one previous laptop and promised not to it again. Beside, Vista is vastly 'faster' than XP on the same hardware once tuned. Mike VA3MW http://walkerphoto.blogspot.com/2009/07/remote-ham-radio-operating.html -----Original Message----- From: Allen Shuff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 11:00 To: jerrywz Cc: Michael Walker (VA3MW); [email protected] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Some initial comments Jerry, I had similar problems with lock-ups with my FLEX 5000A and a new PC; however, after installing a stand-alone firewire card, the FLEX 5000A works like a champ with VISTA 64. Allen ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerrywz" <[email protected]> To: "Michael Walker (VA3MW)" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 5:28 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Some initial comments >I have the same problem with my Flex 5000A and Vista 64. It locks up all >the time. I have tried everything. Reinstall all SDR software. Reinstall >all the drivers, disable UAC disable internet connection even disable >Norton It's a new computer with plenty of power. I give up. Putting it back >in the box and on the shelf with the other stuff that doesn't work like it >should. More money down the drain. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Walker (VA3MW)" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 8:05 AM > Subject: [Flexradio] Some initial comments > > >>I thought a would share a few comments, strengths and weaknesses. I have >> spent the last week here in Portillo Chile with my 3K. With limited >> internet, I have had time to really focus on trying to get this to work >> and >> work well. >> >> >> >> When I could get the device working, I thought it was great and I was >> just >> starting to scratch the surface of the power of this box. The hardware >> is >> amazing. >> >> >> >> However, the software has a long way to go before it truly gets to the >> full >> Ham consumer market. Yes, it does run just fine on XP as many have told >> me. >> But, if Flex wants to make it to the next step, they either have to claim >> that running on Vista 64 bit is not fully supported. To ask a customer >> to >> disable UAC, run in TEST mode and to run with digitally signed drivers >> off >> is great for those of you who want to be beta testers. >> >> >> >> I have worked with PC's from the initial 8088 when I was with IBM as it >> was >> released. I also had to support it for years up to including OS/2. I am >> far from a virgin PC user and if I can't get this to run stable on a >> supposedly support platform, then 80% of the Flex market will not be able >> to >> as well. >> >> >> >> With want I know and do with the internet, I refuse to keep in this mode >> for >> any time. The exposures to machine infiltration if you are connected to >> the >> internet is very large. >> >> >> >> I suspect that I will return my 3K and wait until it is fully support and >> tested with the current market trends (ie: what you and I can pick up at >> Best Buy). >> >> >> >> Clearly the weakest link is firewire. Firewire and Windows have always >> had >> a struggle. If this run on a Mac, I might go buy a Macbook in a second >> if I >> know it would work flawlessly. It will be interesting to see how this >> goes >> for the coming months. >> >> >> >> Mike VA3MW >> >> >> >> >> >> <http://walkerphoto.blogspot.com/2009/07/remote-ham-radio-operating.html> >> http://walkerphoto.blogspot.com/2009/07/remote-ham-radio-operating.html >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. >> http://www.astaro.com >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> [email protected] >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: >> http://www.flex-radio.com/ >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > Message delivered to [email protected] _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to [email protected]
