Sarka Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Hullo all! I just got a new camcorder which is fantastic - I was hoping it would magically work with USB, however it doe snot. So I need firewire! However, I know nothing about hardware computery things, I have a Dell Diemention 5000 so quite a standard computer. Would this kinda thing work: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IEEE-1394-Firewire-PCI-Card-Videostudio8-DV-Cable-A017_W0QQitemZ140023057656QQihZ004QQcategoryZ20333QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (I will obviously not be buying this as it's from Hong Kong) Or would I need something like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FIREWIRE-NETWORK-CARD-1394_W0QQitemZ300020457513QQihZ020QQcategoryZ31493QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Any help is helpful :P Thanks!
Jon Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 The second one is for a laptop, the first one should work, but its hard to say because its dell, and the motherboard architecure is hardly first class, could you list what mobo you have or take a pic if possible.
Sarka Posted August 29, 2006 Author Posted August 29, 2006 The second one is for a laptop, the first one should work, but its hard to say because its dell, and the motherboard architecure is hardly first class, could you list what mobo you have or take a pic if possible. Righty oh, and what's this Mobo you speak of?
Jon Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Righty oh, and what's this Mobo you speak of? Motherboard, where the cpu and basically everything else important resides
Sarka Posted August 29, 2006 Author Posted August 29, 2006 Motherboard, where the cpu and basically everything else important resides Umm, how do I find out what my motherboard is - I really need to take a computing course or something... Is this any help?
Charlie Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Basically, open up your computer (probably just undo some screws at the back) and check if you have any spare PCI ports.
Sarka Posted August 30, 2006 Author Posted August 30, 2006 Uhh.. is this what you're looking for? It seems to be the only place inside the comp with any space left...
Jon Posted August 30, 2006 Posted August 30, 2006 Uhh.. is this what you're looking for? It seems to be the only place inside the comp with any space left... Thats the one, just pick up a cheap pci firewire card and slot it in.
Sarka Posted August 30, 2006 Author Posted August 30, 2006 Yay! Thank you, is this an ok card? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-PCI-Card-4-x-1394-Firewire-Ports-Cable-UK-Seller_W0QQitemZ200020515075QQihZ010QQcategoryZ90712QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Bogbas Posted August 30, 2006 Posted August 30, 2006 It should work fine. Or if you're planning on upgrading your pc, check that the new motherboard has firewire. Just realised I have 4 separate firewire slots...
Sarka Posted August 30, 2006 Author Posted August 30, 2006 Yep, thats the one. It should work fine. Or if you're planning on upgrading your pc, check that the new motherboard has firewire. Just realised I have 4 separate firewire slots... Excellent, thank you so much!
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