Firewire

[bigdawgfoxx]

Ok...When I look at mobos it seems that NONE of them have firewire...i have a brand new asus and it dont have it..huh? The only cable I can get for my comp to hook my camcorder up to it requires Firewire...grr

[james_bond_rulez]

just to list a few, LOTS of boards with firewire

you just didn&#39;t pay attention when you bought yours <_<

Asus P4P800 Deluxe i865PE AGP8X ATA100/SATA150-RAID S478/800(HT) Dual-DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/G-LAN

NF7-S nForce2 MCP-T Ultra-400 AGP8X ATA133/SATA150 S462/400 Dual-DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/LAN

IS7-G i865PE AGP8X ATA100/2xSATA150-RAID S478/800(HT) Dual-DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/G-LAN

IC7-G Max2 i875P AGP8X ATA100/2xSATA150-RAID S478/800(HT) Dual-DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/G-LAN

A7N8X-E Deluxe nForce2 MCP-T AGP8X ATA133/SATA150-RAID S462/400 Dual-DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/Dual-LAN

GA-8SQ800 SiS655 AGP8X ATA133 S478/533(HT) Dual-DDR400 w/ Audio & Firewire

GA-8S648FX-L SiS648FX AGP8X ATA133 S478/800(HT) DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/LAN

GA-7VAXP-A KT400A AGP8X ATA133-RAID S462/400 DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/LAN

D865PERLL oem i865PE AGP8X ATA100/SATA150-RAID S478/800(HT) Dual-DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/LAN oem

KT4 Ultra-FISR KT400 AGP8X ATA133/SATA150-RAID S462/333 DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/G-LAN

[Skillian]

Yeah, quite a few high end boards have it but it&#39;s one of those features that only certain people use so it rarely comes as standard.

Just get yourself a Firewire PCI card.

[james_bond_rulez]

high end? didn&#39;t think so

these 2 boards from Gigabyte has the firewall feature and others for only 103 Canadian dollars

GA-8SQ800 SiS655 AGP8X ATA133 S478/533(HT) Dual-DDR400 w/ Audio & Firewire

GA-8S648FX-L SiS648FX AGP8X ATA133 S478/800(HT) DDR400 w/ Audio/Firewire/LAN

[Mad Cat]

I thought it was pretty standard now, my year and a half old PC upstairs has it.

[DWk]

Yea my mobo (which is more than a year old) has 2 firewire connections, as well as bluetooth support B)

[Virtualbody1234]

The Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 has it.

You can also get firewire with some Soundblaster sound cards.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Well mine dont...lol oh well..ill just go to circuit city and get the usb to pc cable..thanks

[DWk]

I thought you had the deluxe...the deluxe has firewire, right?

[bigdawgfoxx]

nah i dont have deluxe, i just have the regular 90 dollar one.

[james_bond_rulez]

cheapness wont get you far in computer world.... :lol:

[bigdawgfoxx]

....yeah it will...its called AMD B)

[DWk]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@8 February 2004 - 12:17
....yeah it will...its called AMD B)
Not deluxe though. And if you want to use firewire, you would need to get something else. Cheap becomes expensive when you don&#39;t know what you should buy ;)

[bigdawgfoxx]

Yup..but im just gona get the USB one

[DWk]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@8 February 2004 - 12:46
Yup..but im just gona get the USB one
Uh? :blink:
What USB one?

[Virtualbody1234]

Why not get a PCI firewire card?

Like this one or similar: http://www.sewelld.com/FireWirePciCard.asp

http://www.sewelld.com/images/FirewirePciCard.jpg

[bigdawgfoxx]

Originally posted by DWk+8 February 2004 - 13:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DWk @ 8 February 2004 - 13:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@8 February 2004 - 12:46
Yup..but im just gona get the USB one
Uh? :blink:
What USB one? [/b][/quote]
Its a cable that goes from my digital camcorder to my PC. They have USB and Firewire...I heard USB 2.0 was faster then Firewire newayz..or almost the same...So I will just get the USB one.

[DWk]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx+8 February 2004 - 15:12--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (bigdawgfoxx @ 8 February 2004 - 15:12)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by DWk@8 February 2004 - 13:55
<!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@8 February 2004 - 12:46
Yup..but im just gona get the USB one
Uh? :blink:
What USB one?
Its a cable that goes from my digital camcorder to my PC. They have USB and Firewire...I heard USB 2.0 was faster then Firewire newayz..or almost the same...So I will just get the USB one. [/b][/quote]
Oh lol I got confused with the mobo :lol:

Oh me <_<

[_John_Lennon_]

My Epox 8RDA3+ has a handy Firewire Bracket PCI slot, so thats 2 ports right there, and it has the connector on the mobo for a 3rd, which is being used by my front Firewire for my Antec Case.

Kinda cheap your ASUS doesnt have firewire.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Originally posted by _John_Lennon_@8 February 2004 - 21:02
My Epox 8RDA3+ has a handy Firewire Bracket PCI slot, so thats 2 ports right there, and it has the connector on the mobo for a 3rd, which is being used by my front Firewire for my Antec Case.

Kinda cheap your ASUS doesnt have firewire.
yah..oh well i dont use it newayz lol

[atiVidia]

just get an audigy 2 zs gamer sound card&#33;

1) its a kickass sound card

2) it comes with Halo for FREE (among other games)

3) a firewire port

its 99 bucks, and cheaper at bargain sites


then u add a firewire hub (if u need 1) and BAM&#33;

[bigdawgfoxx]

Just a question...why do soundcards have a freaking firewire port on them?? lol

[Virtualbody1234]

To sell more of them.

[3RA1N1AC]

maybe it has something to do with (even tho it can be used for other things) firewire&#39;s most popular use being for audio/video accessories.

here&#39;s Nvidia&#39;s explanation of their MCP-T chip--
http://www.nvidia.com/object/feature_dmg.html
not all Nforce boards include it, so the ones that have software-based audio solutions instead of the MCP-T sound chip are prolly the ones that are less likely to include firewire.

so... going by the fact that even Nvidia use a single chip for both audio and firewire on their motherboards, i&#39;d suppose audio chip companies found that it was easy or convenient to integrate firewire onto the audio controller? i can&#39;t think of any other explanation... but there might be a better one, i guess.

[Mad Cat]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@9 February 2004 - 05:11
Just a question...why do soundcards have a freaking firewire port on them?? lol
User friendliness.
The company can sell Ipod type things.

[muchspl2]

got this @ walmart for 45 bucks over a year ago, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...e&s=electronics (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004Z7OG/ref=ase_dealtime-ce-feed-20/002-8004520-4088001?v=glance&s=electronics)
looks like 10 bucks used nowadays