PCI Express to FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b/a) Host Adapter 3+1 Ports
Harnessing the powerful PCI Express capabilities on modern motherboards, the x1 PCI Express to FireWire 800 Host Adapter provides full 800Mbps throughput for high performance FireWire 800 peripherals. The adapter provides two external and one internal FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394B) ports, and one external FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394A) port. The PCIe card interfaces FireWire peripherals including Digital Video Camcorders, digital still image cameras, set top boxes, hard drives, DVD/CDRWs and other mass storage devices. Use with multiple peripherals or with a hub for daisy chaining and/or hierarchical (tree) bus configurations. Includes a built-in 4-pin mini power supply connector on the PCB for optional power to supply additional power to power hungry bus-powered devices.
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| Part Number and Description | Price | Add to Cart |
| PCIE-FW8IO-01 PCI Express to FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b/a) Host Adapter 3+1 Ports | $59.00 | |
| Optional Accessories | ||
| CAB-FW-6-6 FireWire 400 IEEE1394a 6pin to 6pin Cable BF 2M/6.6F | $8.00 | |
| CAB-FW-4-6 FireWire 400 IEEE1394a 4pin to 6pin Cable BF 1.8M/6F Premium with Gold Plated Connectors | $8.00 | |
| CAB-FW8-6-9-0200C FireWire 800 IEEE1394b 6pin to 9pin Cable UB 2M/6.6F | $28.00 | |
| CAB-FW8-9-9-0200C FireWire 800 IEEE1394b 9pin to 9pin Cable UB 2M/6.6F | $28.00 | |
| CAB-FW8-9-9-0100C FireWire 800 IEEE1394b 9pin to 9pin Cable UB 1M/3.3F | $23.00 | |
| CAB-FW8-6-9-0450C FireWire 800 IEEE1394b 6pin to 9pin Cable UB 4.5M/14.8F | $32.50 | |
| CAB-FW8-9-9-0450C FireWire 800 IEEE1394b 9pin to 9pin Cable UB 4.5M/14.8F | $32.50 | |
Features and Specifications

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- Features
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- OHCI 1.0 and OHCI 1.2 Compliant
- Full x1 PCI Express throughput
- Supports data transfer rate up to 100/200/400/800 Mbps
- Fully supports IEEE 1394-1995 Standard and IEEE 1394a-2000 for high-performance
- Two (2) external and one (1) internal FireWire 800 connectors (9-pin), one (1) external FireWire 400 connector (6-pin)
- Built-in 4-pin mini power supply connector as optional power to supply power hungry bus-powered devices
- Three TI chipset: PCI Express Bridge chip, 1394b Link chip and 1394b PHY chip
- Supports up to 63 devices that can be run simultaneously on a System
- Supports PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.0a
- Supports the Plug-and-Play Specification
- Supports Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later
- Supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
- Warranty Information
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- Manufacturer's 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Chipset
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- Texas Instruments
- Bus Interface
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- Host: PCI Express x1
- Peripheral: FireWire 800 or 400
- Performance
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- 100, 200, 400 and 800 Mbps (megabits) transfer rates
- FireWire Connectors
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- Two external 9-pin IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 ports
- One internal 9-pin IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 port
- One external 6-pin IEEE 1394a FireWire 400 port
- System Requirements PC
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- PCI Express equipped computer
- Windows 2000/XP (SP1 or later)/Server 2003/The Vista/7
- System Requirements Mac
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- Power Mac G5 or Mac Pro with PCIe x1 slot
- Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later
- Package Includes
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- One (1) FireWire 800 PCIe Card
- CD-ROM with drivers
- User manual
- Operating Environment
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- Operating temperature: 0° C to 55° C
- Relative Humidity: 90% (max.) non-condensing
Support
XP SP2 FireWire Performance Fix- Performance of 1394 devices may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Microsoft document and download for fixing possible performance decreases after SP2 installs



