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Firewire card on PCI-e compatible with optiplex 3020?
I have an optiplex 3020 MT and i can not find a compatible fire wire card on PCI-e.
I am trying to connect a camera and i have already installed 2-3 different firewire cards and every time the image freezing.
Do you know which card is compatible?
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Posted May 5th, 2023 15:00
Firewire is old tech and considered obsolete and is not supported by Windows 10 or 11
See this- Linux to Support Firewire Until 2029 | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com
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Posted May 6th, 2023 01:00
i have windows 7 64 bit!
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Posted May 6th, 2023 15:00
It's coming down to your budget as well. You can choose economy card or pricy but high quality made.
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Posted May 6th, 2023 15:00
Can confirm. I have the StarTech IEEE1394 card in my 9020 SFF. I have a 2nd Gen iPod that uses it, so that card should work in the 3020 MT.
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Posted May 6th, 2023 19:00
@MinoTech wrote:
i have windows 7 64 bit!
Well, not sure why you are 3-Windows versions behind, but that should not be a problem.
Windows drivers are typically divided by bit-ness (64bit vs 32bit), so you should be fine.
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Posted May 5th, 2023 19:00
If any work at all, then maybe this one. StarTech is real company and has been around a long time. PCIe Firewire-1994 card.
If Windows-10 doesn't toss you a driver automatically, try this:
https://www.startech.com/en-us/faq/firewire-cards-windows-legacy-driver-swap
Edit: And finally, here is a whole page of firewire troubleshooting ideas and solutions:
https://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/Firewire-1.htm
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