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This 4 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Adapter Card turns a PCI Express slot into three external and one internal 1394a ports, allowing you to connect portable drives, digital camcorders and more to your desktop computer. The adapter card supports hot-swapping, so you’ll be able to plug, unplug, and swap your FireWire peripherals with ease, without having to power down the computer. It also includes a low profile bracket that makes the adapter card suitable for installation in slimline or small/micro form factor systems.
This review is from : StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Adapter Card - 3 External 1 Internal (PEX13943)
Excellent . The product I had ordered came to me in a very good packaged condition and it was within the estimated time of arrival. The product is of high quality and performace. It is really professional!! Keep the good show.. I will defenitely recommend to my friends.. Cheers to Amazon!!
Excellent . The product I had ordered came to me in a very good packaged condition and it was within the estimated time of arrival. The product is of high quality and performace. It is really professional!! Keep the good show.. I will defenitely recommend to my friends.. Cheers to Amazon!!
It's still working! . I bought this card a while ago and it is still working. It wasn't difficult to put it in, either.
Cons Review
Slow..... . Using this with a 2009 MacPro "Nehalem" 2.66 GHz with 8GB RAM running 10.5.8
This card is SLOW! I have no benchmarks but transfers are slower than the built in FW 400 in my 2.0 GHz Macintosh G5 and built in FW 400 in my Toshiba Satellite Laptop. I've tested it with several SATA drives in FW cases as well as PATA drives, both 3.5 and 2.5 sizes. Cases had both Oxford 911, 912 and LSI chipsets.
I'll be looking for one with an NEC chipset next. Hope that will be better. I hear Macs work better with them.
This card is SLOW! I have no benchmarks but transfers are slower than the built in FW 400 in my 2.0 GHz Macintosh G5 and built in FW 400 in my Toshiba Satellite Laptop. I've tested it with several SATA drives in FW cases as well as PATA drives, both 3.5 and 2.5 sizes. Cases had both Oxford 911, 912 and LSI chipsets.
I'll be looking for one with an NEC chipset next. Hope that will be better. I hear Macs work better with them.
Limited Value . At least on a Mac (a quad core 2.66G Mac Pro) this card has limited value. It will only address two of the 4 firewire ports at a time. All 4 ports "work," but they don't work concurrently. That makes the point of having a multiple-output device very limited. When I tried to boot my Mac with three drives connected and powered-on, the system failed to boot. If I boot with one or two drives powered up, it works inconsistently. If I boot with the drives off and power them up one at a time, making sure the OS (Leopard) identifies each drive before adding a new drive, the card will successfully load two drives and refuse to connect the 3rd drive. The 4th port is internal and, as such, useless.
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Feature StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Adapter Card - 3 External 1 Internal (PEX13943)
- Easily add 4 FireWire ports to your desktop computer
- Includes a low profile bracket for slimline and small form factor system applications
- High speed data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbits/sec.
- Compliant with PCI Express Specification 1.0a
- Hot swap capabilities allows you to connect or disconnect devices without turning off your computer
- Compliant with IEEE 1394 OpenHCI Specifications V1.0 and V1.1
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Product Details
EAN : 5051964014720UPC : 065030823852
MPN : PEX13943
Brand : StarTech
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 8 inches
Width : 7 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Format : CD
Hardware Platform : Pc
ItemPartNumber : PEX13943
Manufacturer : STARTECH.COM
Model : PEX13943
Operating System : Windows
Platform : Windows XP
Publisher : STARTECH.COM
SKU : DH_PEX13943
Studio : STARTECH.COM
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