Today Microsoft released a patch to correct an issue with the included FireWire/1394 driver in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
What this update does:
This update from Microsoft corrects an issue with the FireWire/1394 driver included with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 when used with certain LSI brand controllers.
Specifically, this patch fixes Windows crashing issues when installing/uninstalling and enabling/disabling the 1394 controller driver in Device Manager. It also fixes certain issues involving Windows crashes during waking from sleep.
This update applies to you if: you're running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 and your computer has an LSI brand IEEE 1394 (FireWire) controller installed.
More Information:
This is only an issue if you have one of the operating systems listed above and you also have the hardware listed above. Your best bet for assessing your need for this update is to use Windows Update and install this patch if it's listed.
Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 are affected, as is the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 R2.
You may have to restart your computer after installing this update.
Automatically install: via Windows Update.
Manually install: for Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), or Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit).
Details from Microsoft: Knowledge Base Article 982300
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