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August 5th, 2009 16:00
Firewire ExpressCard for Inspiron 1520
Howdy, from Southern Texas. I have an Inspiron 1520 Laptop that I'm wishing to use for audio/video purposes via a 'FireWire' (also known as Sony iLink) ExpressCard. The hardware I wish to use is of the PreSonus line (FireBox, FirePod, etc.), which requires 6-Pin 1394 ports. The PreSonus website has a forum which suggests that an ExpressCard compatible with their hardware should have a Texas Instruments (TI) chipset and that a FireWire/USB combo-card or FireWire 800 port are not recommended.
My questions include the following:
1.) Does my Inspiron 1520s 54mm L-Shaped card slot provide power for 34/54mm ExpressCards?
2.) If power is not provided by the card slot, how do I power the ExpressCard?
3.) Which is the best ExpressCard that matches above specifications and where can I purchase it online or through retail?
Thank you for your time and patience in reading my posting. I'm hoping for an expedient response that equals Wonkas 'Golden Ticket'.
ejn63
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August 5th, 2009 17:00
1. No.
2. If the device you connect doesn't have a power supply itself, purchase a firewire hub that is powered.
3. You'll have to look through one of the online vendors to find a card that uses the required chipset. Contact the maker of the equipment you want to connect for their recommendation.
Jim Coates
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August 10th, 2009 06:00
ejn63,
I don't know as much as you do about these hardware issues so I wonder if you could clarify your answers to questions 2 & 3? Do you mean that the 3.3 volts supplied by the Express Card slot is insufficient to power the type of firewire adapter card that MarshallRGV needs?. For example we know that a Soundblaster X-Fi audio card that goes into the Express slot will work -- doesn't it draw its power from the slot? Or maybe I don't understand the question.
MarshallRGV, as I said I don't know a lot about this, but I can confirm that when firewire has been discussed in the past on this board, it is aways a TI chipset that worked according to the posters. However those discussions were mostly pre-Express Card. I don't remember seeing a recommendation of a specific Express card model.
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December 15th, 2009 08:00
I am looking to buy the same setup for my inspiron 1520. Did you have any luck finding an appropriate firewire card? If so how are you liking the Presonus setup?