2016-06-26, 11:04 PM
I am becoming so annoyed already. I really hope someone can help me out.
Here is EXACTLY what happened:
For the past 36 hours, my Happauge 1212 has been working fantastic. Scheduled recordings, watching TV,..etcâ¦etcâ¦. flawless
So, about an hour ago, I was messing around with a gold game on my PC (Just got a new video card a week ago, so, I have been trying some games here and there). I changed the resolution in my game, and, all of the sudden, my PC locked up solid. High pitched squealâ¦I probably changed it to a resolution that the game didnât supportâ¦..I couldnât exit out of anything, couldnât CTRL-ALT-DELâ¦â¦couldnât minimize anythingâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦just a black screen and a high pitched squealâ¦â¦â¦..no big dealâ¦..I held in the power button on my PC.
So, windows booted back up..back in business as usualâ¦.
Now, the next scheduled recording kicks in, and, I noticed the device BLUE trim lights up..I think, âcoolâ¦..ââ¦I found it odd because that wasnât working prior to the PC freezingâ¦
But, now, if the device has to change channels a few times (like, 2 or 3 recordings), it stops recording saying that there is no device connectedâ¦. As a matter of fact, it does this whether it is a scheduled recording, or, if I change the channel more than 2 or 3 timesâ¦.itâs as if I get 2 or 3 channel changes, then it fails.
If I power off the Happauge 1212 and power it back on, Iâm back in business again. Or, I can unplug the USB and plug it back in. Either one will work. But, I didnât have to do this beforeâ¦.
This is so frustrating because I had things running perfectlyâ¦. Can that blue illuminating light be drawing too much power? I am confused now
UPDATE: What I did was uninstall all of the software that came with the unit (I forgot this was still installed. IR blaster software, Scheduler,â¦.etcâ¦.etcâ¦.) and powered the PC down completely. Unplugged the Happauge and powered it off as well. Powered the PC back up. Powered the Happauge, and plugged it back in.
So far (fingers crossed knock on wood) it has been working for 3 consecutive scheduled recordings.
I still want to leave this post here just in case anyone may have experienced this before. Hoping someone can give me some tips if they have
And, thanks again for always being so helpful.
Here is EXACTLY what happened:
For the past 36 hours, my Happauge 1212 has been working fantastic. Scheduled recordings, watching TV,..etcâ¦etcâ¦. flawless
So, about an hour ago, I was messing around with a gold game on my PC (Just got a new video card a week ago, so, I have been trying some games here and there). I changed the resolution in my game, and, all of the sudden, my PC locked up solid. High pitched squealâ¦I probably changed it to a resolution that the game didnât supportâ¦..I couldnât exit out of anything, couldnât CTRL-ALT-DELâ¦â¦couldnât minimize anythingâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦just a black screen and a high pitched squealâ¦â¦â¦..no big dealâ¦..I held in the power button on my PC.
So, windows booted back up..back in business as usualâ¦.
Now, the next scheduled recording kicks in, and, I noticed the device BLUE trim lights up..I think, âcoolâ¦..ââ¦I found it odd because that wasnât working prior to the PC freezingâ¦
But, now, if the device has to change channels a few times (like, 2 or 3 recordings), it stops recording saying that there is no device connectedâ¦. As a matter of fact, it does this whether it is a scheduled recording, or, if I change the channel more than 2 or 3 timesâ¦.itâs as if I get 2 or 3 channel changes, then it fails.
If I power off the Happauge 1212 and power it back on, Iâm back in business again. Or, I can unplug the USB and plug it back in. Either one will work. But, I didnât have to do this beforeâ¦.
This is so frustrating because I had things running perfectlyâ¦. Can that blue illuminating light be drawing too much power? I am confused now
UPDATE: What I did was uninstall all of the software that came with the unit (I forgot this was still installed. IR blaster software, Scheduler,â¦.etcâ¦.etcâ¦.) and powered the PC down completely. Unplugged the Happauge and powered it off as well. Powered the PC back up. Powered the Happauge, and plugged it back in.
So far (fingers crossed knock on wood) it has been working for 3 consecutive scheduled recordings.
I still want to leave this post here just in case anyone may have experienced this before. Hoping someone can give me some tips if they have
And, thanks again for always being so helpful.