M-Audio, blue light flashing! WTF?

[Jevil]

I've got a M-Audio Profire 610 connected through Firewire.

Sometimes, without any reason, audio stops and blue light of the device starts flashing. I have to turn off and turn on again and the problem gets solved.
But I'm worried because this happens more often than usual.

 

[Trevoire520]

I'd try reinstalling drivers and using a different firewire cable. If you've still got the problem after that then best get in touch with M Audio.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

The flashing blue light means the Profire has lost the FW connection to your computer. Bad cables, bad connectors, driver issue or the Profire is dying? :/

 

[Jevil]

I'll check the cables. Drivers are the latest.

M-Audio told me to buy a PCI-FW card cause VIA FW gets lots of issues. I'm not at home to check it but I think my FW is PCI already.

 

[Jevil]

Fuck, I've got already a VIA PCI FW card, but M-audio support says VIA cards have lots of issues so they recommend to instal a FW Card with Texas Instument chip.

 

[Empathy]

Yep, buying a FW card with a TI chipset almost always fixes firewire interfaces being dildos.

 

[PaulSOCW]

I thought the blue light also flashed when its lost clock signal?
Check you're using the internal clock in the control panel of if using an external clock that its configured and connected correctly.

 

[FloridaRolf]

Got a Profire 2626 and a LaCie (TI) FW card and the same thing happens to me too occasionally, but just turning it off and on solves it so it doesn't bother me anymore.

 

[Jevil]

@PaulSOCW: I use internal clock.

@Rolf: How often does it happen to you? Mine used to be once every 3 days, nos is everyday twice, just when I'm recording or simply watching vids on Youtube.

 

[AntonioPetrole]

this happens to me once and a while. I usually have to just turn it off then back on. My firewire port is really loose though so that might be your case also

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Yeah my profire does this when the clock gets fucked up (have a pod plugged into it via s/pdif). Cycling the power seems to work.

 

[Ashgarth]

I use my profire 2626 with VIA FW and had no problems.
Also a card with Texas instruments chip would solve the problem, they use to be more stable.

 

[Jevil]

Ok, I will buy a new cable and a TI FW card.

M-Audio has told me to use the power adapter (but manuals says it is not necesary for a desktop and 6pin FW conection). Do you have the adapter connected?

 

[bryan_kilco]

Do you need to set up the Clock in a 2626 for it to work correctly? I've never messed with any of that and barely understand it.

 

[KillFrenzy]

Make it INTERNAL and it should work, if that's the problem. It happened to me when I first hooked up on my computer. It has a VIA onboard FW that worked flawlessly with my MOTU 8pre, but doesn't work with the Profire 2626.

Btw, the SHOULD make (or have made) a better connection. These FWs are sooo loose!