going to use it to transfer video from a camcorder, but dont know if i need to buy firewire card also.
2006-08-17 01:14:34 · 5 answers · asked by Dave 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
firewire cable only works (and fits) with firewire ports, not usb.
2006-08-17 01:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would add the following. I tried a cheap card with 3 USB and 1 firewire connectors. It took Win98 forever and a day to boot up. I took that card back and got a 2 firewire connector and things got back to normal. A video capture card will have firewire connects but they only work for a camera. The cheap firewire card mention previously hooked up both a camera (with video software that came free with the card, called dvPerfect from www.avid.com, the most current version is $50) and the card also allows the connection to a external hard drive storage device.
WinXP will recognize the firewire card and the camera but it takes a long time to configure the connection.
2006-08-17 01:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the USB IEEE1394 Internal Header to Female socket, USB Firewire PCI Adapter can do the trick for you or the GoldX 3 Port FireWire Hub, IEEE 1394-1995 Compliant.
The PCI card is cheaper though so it depends on how much you can spend.
2006-08-17 02:26:25 · answer #3 · answered by Stan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firewire is different from USB. To use Firewire you have to have a Firewire card in your PC.
2006-08-17 01:18:52 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need firewire card
2006-08-17 01:17:45 · answer #5 · answered by Bruno 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋