Firewire

[Stewart94]

I have a new Asus desktop computer and wish to fit a firewire card that was in m old machine. The firewire card isa Mercury KOB 194-SN31, afiewire 1394 controllercard.
Does anyone know if this is compatable with the P8H61-M PRO/CM6630/DP_MB motherboard

 

[jaquith]

The ASUS P8H61-M PRO only has 'PCIe' (express) slots, and the Mercury card uses the older PCI interface, so it will not fit or work on that particular ASUS MOBO.

Ref KOB 194-SN31 - http://www.mercury-pc.com/product-detail.php?link=p-addcards&subtitle=Add-On%20Cards&productid=575

However, there are other ASUS MOBO's like the P8H61-M PLUS V2 that do offer PCI support.

/edit - alternatively if you have the MOBO then you may want to consider:
PCIe Firewire cards; e.g. - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007531%20600022190%20600022028&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=RATING&PageSize=20
LGA 1155 w/IEEE 1394 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600093976%20600008975&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20
LGA 1155 w/PCI slots (2) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627+600093976+600008722&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&IsNodeId=1&Subcategory=280&description=&hisInDesc=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&AdvancedSearch=1&srchInDesc=

 

[Stewart94]

Thank you. I wanted the firewire card to use with my camcorder and pinnacle studio softwre but if there could be a problem (brand new computer running 64 bit) then I might be safer going for a USB video grabber system.
I am glad for what you told me as I opened up the computer and fitting my card did not seem right.

 

[jaquith]

If you can use USB 2.0 then the speeds are pretty close; see - http://web.forret.com/tools/bandwidth.asp?speed=400&unit=Mbps&title=Firewire-400+%5BIEEE1394%5D

 

[Stewart94]

my computer has both USB2 nd USB3 but I doubt if the capturedevice and cables would enable me to gt the optimum speed from USB3.
Thanks again

 

[jaquith]

Correct - If your 'device' (e.g. camcorder) is USB 3.0, most are not, then sure USB 3.0. However, 'interface' and the 'device' actual R/W speeds are worlds apart. You're limited by the slowest component.

 

[Stewart94]

Thank you; I still have to look and buy a reasonably priced USB video grabber Most of them come with ll the cables but I do not need these or the software as I have Pinnacle Stuio.
At leat I know where I am going now.