Getting firewire on laptop

[mx_mx]

Hey heres my dealio:
I have an Acer aspire 1641 laptop. It aint got firewire. In my control panel it says i have a Texas Instruments PCI-1510 cardbus controller. Can anybody tell me if there is some sort of firewire adapter i can get for this to connect a firepod to the laptop? Thanks

 

[sixways]

Any of these should work provided you have a PCMCIA slot.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...tk=all&N=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=6&Go.y=28

Also available on ebay for little of nothing.

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[darrvid]

Since it's a firepod, I'd avoid NEC controller chipsets. Get a card with a TI or VIA chipset. I have a firebox and presonus has acknowledged it has issues with the NEC, so wouldn't personally chance it with a generic chipset like you'll find in a lot of those cards off ebay. YMMV

 

[mx_mx]

Is the firepod firewire connection 4 or 6 pin?

 

[sixways]

Its 6, but you can use it with a 4 or 6 going into your laptop.

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[amuro73]

Hey heres my dealio:
I have an Acer aspire 1641 laptop. It aint got firewire. In my control panel it says i have a Texas Instruments PCI-1510 cardbus controller. Can anybody tell me if there is some sort of firewire adapter i can get for this to connect a firepod to the laptop? Thanks

Just so you know, I learned recently that a cardbus firewire interface cannot supply bus power, even using 6-pin cables. So you'll have to use external power supply.

ari

 

[mx_mx]

Just so you know, I learned recently that a cardbus firewire interface cannot supply bus power, even using 6-pin cables. So you'll have to use external power supply.

ari

Please explain. Do you mean like an ac adapter or something?

 

[sixways]

4 pin adapters and PCMCIA cards do not provide BUS power to Firewire devices. You're firewire device will have to be plugged in with its included wall wort adapter.

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[mx_mx]

Ahhh. Thank you muchly. Thats not a problem