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brick wall
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June 7th, 2006 17:00
firewire inside?
Have I read (or dreamt) that dell systems accommodate firewire and even though I've no external i/o, I have to remove some of the 'back plates' and plug a different style firewire adapter inside the machine?
(as I'm writing this it sounds daft. I must have dreamt it!)
I'm using an inspiron 1300.
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(as I'm writing this it sounds daft. I must have dreamt it!)
I'm using an inspiron 1300.
cheers
brick wall
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Posted June 7th, 2006 20:00
I have seen an express card fire wire convertor on line, but i am very unsure of the capabilities of this express card thingy (you can't get them in the uk, and nobody has really heard of them)
And, as i intend to record / mix music it would be a very expensive experiment to discover the different components don't 'get on'.Message Edited by brick wall on 06-07-200604:45 PM
- Just because there is a built-in IEEE1394 port on a computer doesn't mean different components can 'get on'.If the notebook doesn't have a 1394 port adding it through the ExpressCard slot is one way to get Firewire support on your system. ExpressCard is the next generation high bandwidth PCMCIA based on USB 2.0 and PCI-Express technologies, so it is a better match in performance to a 1394 device.
brick wall
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Posted June 8th, 2006 17:00
so it's looking like twiddling the thumbs and waiting for the blighters to catch on and then for the uk to catch up ;)
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Posted June 7th, 2006 18:00
I am not sure if you can get an express firewire card atm to give you firewire functionality.