Motherboards with Firewire (IEEE 1349) I/O ports?

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Karsten75

Karsten75

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Someone came and asked me for help assembling a PC with Firewire ports. I know I can get a PCIe adapter, but I was wondering if there were some boards still around that had either headers or ports on the rear I/O panel to support Firewire.

Doesn't have to be for current-generation Intel processors, anything since Ivy Bridge will suffice.

My first couple of searches on Newegg, PCPartpicker and Amazon all ran into no results.
 
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Ironsounds
Hello... Ya that TI chip is great... take note of comments/reviews on needed driver/OS install/experience's, and You will be fine... Microsoft and Firewire/USB has always been a professional/political debate... but I'm using WIN 7 & the Windows 2006 TI 1394a driver for my 400 PCI card, and it's rock solid.
Just make sure you have HER/camera connector needs so no adaptors are needed with the Connection... there are a different number now with the 800/400, and some with powered/unpowered connection types.
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Ironsounds

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Hello... if this is for a DAW then the Brand/model of the Firewire chip is important for solid communications and stable operation... typically firewire 400 1394 TI chips PCI cards were my go to, with a 1155 MB and earlier MB's... But now a TI 800/400 chip PCIe cards are available for more modern MB's... If this is just for HD/external backup, then a VIA chip and driver will work.

Firewire MB's were always a specialty version and a higher price... but the use of VIA chips with DAWS was un-predictable and the common practice is to use a Plug in card with a TI chip... So no need to pay extra for it on the MB.

Firewire is a better Communications and DATA transmitter than USB, and was common in early APPLE's and Video camera's ... but the product market has made USB more common for the average Consumer.
 
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Ironsounds

Ironsounds

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Hello... Ya that TI chip is great... take note of comments/reviews on needed driver/OS install/experience's, and You will be fine... Microsoft and Firewire/USB has always been a professional/political debate... but I'm using WIN 7 & the Windows 2006 TI 1394a driver for my 400 PCI card, and it's rock solid.
Just make sure you have HER/camera connector needs so no adaptors are needed with the Connection... there are a different number now with the 800/400, and some with powered/unpowered connection types.
 
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