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FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Card

Manufacturer : Belkin Components
In Stock : 23

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Features

FireWire 800 3-Ports PCI Card
Driver CD
User Manual

Product Description

This Card adds 3 FireWire 800 ports capable of up to double the transfer-speed efficiency of the original FireWire technology. It provides a seamless connection for DVD, CD-ROM, or external hard drives, and allows you to connect multiple computers and devices simultaneously. The newest IEEE 1394b specification, FireWire 800 provides real-time data-critical for streaming video or audio applications. The Belkin FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Card provides excellent results for bandwidth-intensive transfers with high-speed external disk drives, portable storage devices, digital audio and video, and home entertainment components.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.00 out of 6 reviews

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Does not work with Vista - J. Cook, Mar 20, 2008

When reading the minimum system requirements, be careful to review the supported operating systems. Belkin has not yet developed Windows Vista drivers for this card.

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Good compatability. Very stable. - L. Menning, Feb 01, 2008

I've tried the SIIG FireWire 800 3-Port PCIe - FireWire adapter - 3 ports and for some crazy reason I could not get the adapter to work on my system. I have an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield, on an ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA LGA 775 ATX Mobo, and G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 and the SIIG adapter was quite fussy-I knew the adapter was installed properly as the firewire 400 port worked just fine, but the 800 wouldn't. I was reluctant at first to try another bad adapter, but changing to this belkin was a breeze. Installation was as easy as sticking it into the PCI slot and installing the drivers and just like that I was transferring my data files from my Seagate 1TB internals to my Maxtor 1TB Onetouch externals at blazing 800 speed. It does make a difference in file transfer. So the lesson to be learned is if at first you don't succeed, change to a different brand because it could make all of the difference.
Good Luck

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firewire 800 3-port - Mauricio Cuevas, Jan 16, 2008

Hi I have miss place the cd if their any way I can download the software or get a replacement of the cd

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Somewhat disappointed - Thomas B. Scott III, Dec 13, 2007

While the installation of the card and software was easy enough, I was never able to get it to properly recognize my Lacie 1Tb external Firewire 800 drive. The problem could lie with the drive -- the Lacie tech said they work with some PCI cards but not all. The real disappointment was that in the process of hooking things up, one of the three ports came loose and disappeared back into the chassis -- a sign of sub-standard workmanship. Probably a good card for the money, and still functional (well, 2/3rds functional)with other firewire/i-link components, but I'm going to have to pay a bit more for a card that will work with my drive (which works fine, albeit much more slowly, on my USB 2 port).

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Excellent Interface board - Old Engineer, Sep 26, 2007

Absolutely plug and play on a Mac, no problems. Great expansion of FW800 ports, if you use them.

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