Firewire card for XPS 8500

Hi thom_run,

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I hope that you are trying to install a PCI card with Firewire port to work with your audio recording hardware. If so please refer to the link for the card given below.

www.newegg.com/.../Product.aspx

This is a PCI Express x1 card which can be connected to one of the 3 PCI Express x1 ports on your XPS 8500 system board. The card has a TI XIO2213 chipset. Please do check the compatibility of the card with the operating system.

If this is not what you are looking for please provide further details and specifications of the card that you are currently using. A picture would also help.

Glad to help.

Thank You

Bhuvan

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If you plan on using firewire with audio recording equipment, you need to get a firewire card that uses the T.I. (Texas Instrument) chipset.  Most firewire recording devices use a DICE or DICE II firewire chipset in the device and this will only work or work properly with a T.I. chipset interface in the PC.

I always recommend the cards from LaCie.

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10525

Texas InstrumentsSM chipset

Transfer rates up to 800Mb/s

Driver-free

System Requirements :   Latest version of Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7 / Mac® OS X 10.5, 10.6

Available PCI Express slot

Dimensions :   24 x 94 x 123 mm / .95 x 3.7 x 4.84 in.

Box Content :   LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Express Card

Quick Install Guide

No CD-ROM or User Manual  (Uses Drivers Native to the OS)