New HTPC, 1 problem. A little help please.

steved1961 · 2012-04-13 15:13

ASRock MB-A75M
AMD A8-3870K APU
Kingston Hyper X 4GB(2x2GB) 1600MHz DDR3
Rosewill RNX-N180PCe Wireless Adapter
Premiertek ANT-9dBi 802.11b/g/n Antenna's
Antec EarthWatts EA-380D Green
Silverstone GD05B
LG Black 10X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA
Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400
AsRock Smart Remote
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA

I built the above HTPC with help from Eskro's great guides and Bluray's advice (Thanks). I am having one problem though,the Asrock Smart Remote is not recognized by Win 7 Pro 64. If the HTPC is off the remote will turn it on, so the remote is working and can be seen by the system. I have downloaded and installed the drivers from the Asrock site. I have download and installed the newest bios as well.The CIR module is available and enabled in the bios. Any ideas?
Thanks steved1961

KraziJoe · 2012-04-13 16:03

Explain that it is not seen by Win 7 Pro.
If the receiver is plugged in it will be installed.

tman12 · 2012-04-13 16:33

Don't want to hijack this thread - but steve I have almost the same exact build as you and I'm having some issues with playback during uncompressed bluray mkv rips (x264). When you have DXVA2 turned on are you noticing any green artifacts for a few seconds when you are resuming a movie or during long chapter skips?

For your remote question, have a look here http://www.asrock.com/mb/spec/card.us.as...t=Download

steved1961 · 2012-04-13 16:34

In Win 7 the dongle is not responding to the remote. If plug in a USB IR receiver the remote itself works. From a power downed state the HTPC will start with the Asrock remote and dongle. I can set the Cir option in the Bios (enabled). Win 7 will allow me to install the drivers for the Smart Remote but will accept no input from the remote?
Steved1961

I haven't tested anything yet still installing software. Thanks for the link, that is the driver I already installed.
steved1961

KraziJoe · 2012-04-13 16:38

How do you know the remote is not working?

steved1961 · 2012-04-13 16:41

The remote itself is working, if I plug in a USB receiver. The Smart Remote Dongle is not accepting any input. The Smart Remote and Dongle will start the HTPC from a powered down state, so the dongle and remote seem to work until I boot into Win &.
steved1961

tman12 · 2012-04-13 16:42

Another possibility might be that you don't have all USB drivers installed, did you install the chipset for the mobo? Right click on My Computer and select Manage then Device Manager and make sure you don't have any issues like the image below.

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steved1961 · 2012-04-13 16:48

Don't have anything like that. All drivers seem to be installed and all current updates are installed. Weird if I just boot into the Bios the Smart Remote will turn the HTPC on and off. When I boot into Win7 the Cir drivers are installed but no input is accepted? Kind of disappointed this is the main reason I went with an Asrock Motherboard.
steved1961

tman12 · 2012-04-13 16:54

Have a look at this http://xbmccustomregis.sourceforge.net/

I used this to get my MCE remote working and it is working great.

Direct Download link
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbmccust...e/download

steved1961 · 2012-04-13 17:04

The setup is not working at all in Win 7 . The remote is not seen by Windows Media Center.
steved1961

KraziJoe Senior Member Posts: 185 Joined: Feb 2012 Reputation: 1	2012-04-13 16:03 Post: #2 Explain that it is not seen by Win 7 Pro. If the receiver is plugged in it will be installed.
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KraziJoe Senior Member Posts: 185 Joined: Feb 2012 Reputation: 1	2012-04-13 16:38 Post: #5 How do you know the remote is not working?
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steved1961 Junior Member Posts: 21 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-04-13 16:41 Post: #6 The remote itself is working, if I plug in a USB receiver. The Smart Remote Dongle is not accepting any input. The Smart Remote and Dongle will start the HTPC from a powered down state, so the dongle and remote seem to work until I boot into Win &. steved1961
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tman12 Senior Member Posts: 205 Joined: Feb 2012 Reputation: 6	2012-04-13 16:42 Post: #7 Another possibility might be that you don't have all USB drivers installed, did you install the chipset for the mobo? Right click on My Computer and select Manage then Device Manager and make sure you don't have any issues like the image below.
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steved1961 Junior Member Posts: 21 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-04-13 16:48 Post: #8 Don't have anything like that. All drivers seem to be installed and all current updates are installed. Weird if I just boot into the Bios the Smart Remote will turn the HTPC on and off. When I boot into Win7 the Cir drivers are installed but no input is accepted? Kind of disappointed this is the main reason I went with an Asrock Motherboard. steved1961
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tman12 Senior Member Posts: 205 Joined: Feb 2012 Reputation: 6	2012-04-13 16:54 Post: #9 Have a look at this http://xbmccustomregis.sourceforge.net/ I used this to get my MCE remote working and it is working great. Direct Download link http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbmccust...e/download
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steved1961 Junior Member Posts: 21 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-04-13 17:04 Post: #10 The setup is not working at all in Win 7 . The remote is not seen by Windows Media Center. steved1961
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