Originally Posted by RandyRandy

I wanted it to work. I really, really did. I built a machine with Windows 8 and I'm regretting it. After installing a PCI Express Card, I got a message saying my drive was locked. After searching forums I found the locked drive error was common for many different reasons.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...5-b2742674bc8f

I wasted about 12 hours in an endless cycle of repair mode, reinstall, until my cousin suggested opening the machine and clearing the CMOS - and that worked! However, I cannot get Windows 8 to recognize my DV tapes thru firewire (or recognize them in any fashion). I'm probably going to go to a pirated Windows 7, my fuck you to Microsoft for having wasted my time on money on WIndows 8.