Firewire Express Card..??!!!

deckme(N)tal · Post by **deckme(N)tal** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:44 am

Hello,
I bought a new laptop and it is fine BUT it has got that stupid 4 pin firewire port....i would like to have the 6 pin port...
Any firewire express cards to suggest?? do they even exist?
Thanks!

drumroll57 · Post by **drumroll57** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:19 pm

Seen them in Japan but cannot confirm they were for PeeCee, maybe the ones I saw were Mac only?

This should be easy to find on the Net.

D.

fragmentated · Post by **fragmentated** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:55 pm

siig makes firewire express cards (the one i have is a TI chipset). keep in mind however that they do not provide power to the devices even with a six pin port. you still either need to plug in the device or buy the optional power supply for the express card.

unition · Post by **unition** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:44 pm

I bought a Siig Firewire 800 expresscard, works fine as a 400 port but can't get it to run at 800 speed. Maybe its a specific problem related to my computer model, but Siig support have been unable to help me. My advice: dont fork out the extra bucks for an 800 Siig, just go for a single or double 400. But then there is the issue, as already mentioned, about bus power still. I share your pain about PC's not coming standard with a decent firewire port. Almost went apple for just this reason, but paying double the price never quite got me there.