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| Thread ID: 56969 | 2005-04-19 22:11:00 | PCI Express questions | hugeaction (7936) | Press F1 |
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| 346779 | 2005-04-19 22:11:00 | Hi I want to add firewire to my computer via a pci card. However the only available slot is a pci express x1 slot. A couple of basic questions 1. Can I add a standard pci card to pci express x1 slot? 2. If not, can you buy pci express firewire cards? Thanks in advance for your help |
hugeaction (7936) | ||
| 346780 | 2005-04-19 23:13:00 | 1) No 2) Don't think they would be available yet. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 346781 | 2005-04-19 23:49:00 | Do you have any normal PCI slots at all? If they're occupied, what are they? You can get cards that do two or more things instead of 2 cards doing seperate things. | Edward (31) | ||
| 346782 | 2005-04-20 00:01:00 | thanks for your prompt answers. I have 2 pci slots they currently have a modem and a sound card in them. What are the best options for cards that do 2 or more things? |
hugeaction (7936) | ||
| 346783 | 2005-04-20 00:25:00 | You have a PCI-E motherboard - are you sure you don't already have firewire? Mine does. Its just one little port next to the onboard USB ports - most of the new boards do have it. Also - why firewire especially - USB should do? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 346784 | 2005-04-20 00:49:00 | I'm fairly sure I don't have firewire, will double check. I want firewire to connect my digital video camera. My understanding is that you need firewire to transfer digital video footage. |
hugeaction (7936) | ||
| 346785 | 2005-04-20 01:44:00 | You don't need firewire, it's just prefered. You may be able to use USB 2 if the camera supports it. Consult the manual | Edward (31) | ||
| 346786 | 2005-04-20 01:55:00 | We have discussed this before and as yet I have never seen anyone claiming to be able to get full resolution high quality capture via a usb2 port. I know from the 3 or 4 DV camera's I have used on a multiple of computers the capture was limited to mpeg1 when done through the usb2 port,with no way I could find to over ride it. In each case I used different cameras,different computers and a number of different software applications. Thats not to say my experiences prove anything apart from the fact I was unable to capture full quality via USB2, I remain interested to hear if anyone has done so,and what camera and software was used. Untill then I would consider Firewire not only the preferred method but the only method that doesn't suck. :rolleyes: |
Metla (12) | ||
| 346787 | 2005-08-02 09:43:00 | Sorry for dredging up an old thread but I have exactly the same problem as Hugeaction. I've PMd him to find out if it was resolved but does anyone else have anything new to contribute? I need firewire for a digital camcorder. No argument here ... usb does not do it. Unfortunately both pci slots are used (sound card and modem) but a PCI Express x1 card slot is free. What I'm hoping is that a firewire card that goes into the PCIe x1 will come along. Don't seem to be in NZ yet but I did see one on a website from the States (see here) www.siig.com Either that or get a modem on a PCIe x1 card and put that there and my firewire card in the normal pci slot. Can anyone offer any hope with either of these ideas? Cheers |
Oggy (5399) | ||
| 346788 | 2005-08-02 10:21:00 | you can get sound cards with firewire ports in them....... | Metla (12) | ||
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