PCI -> firewire adapters?

[thebigcheese]

This might be the wrong place to ask this, but do they make adapters for PCI cards so that I could plug it in to a laptop via firewire? My desktop has always been really stupid and never works for more than a year at a time, so it'd be nice if I could just give up on trying to use it for serious work. If they do make these, where can I find them? Thanks.

 

[IronFlippy]

Are you looking for a Firewire PCI card? I'm not sure what you mean by "adapters for PCI cards so that I could plug it in to a laptop via firewire"

Something like this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815103103

 

[thebigcheese]

I meant something so that I could take a PCI card (my Aardvark card) and plug it into an adapter that has a firewire out so I can plug it into my laptop. I mean... I guess it would be more complicated than that because of drivers, but does something like that exist?

 

[dgatwood]

I meant something so that I could take a PCI card (my Aardvark card) and plug it into an adapter that has a firewire out so I can plug it into my laptop. I mean... I guess it would be more complicated than that because of drivers, but does something like that exist?

Not currently, no.

 

[thebigcheese]

Dag. Guess I just have to fix the desktop for the millionth time...

 

[dgatwood]

Dag. Guess I just have to fix the desktop for the millionth time...

Or sell the PCI card on Flea Bay and buy something FireWire-based....

 

[thebigcheese]

No way, I just got the Aardvark. I love it.

 

[TimOBrien]

Here 'ya go:

Magma PCI Expansion-
http://www.magma.com/products/pci/1PCI/index.html

Of course it will only cost you as much as another laptop (or 2 Motu8Pres) to use your one PCI card.....

If you want to use a PCI card, get a desktop unit to work WITH your laptop....

 

[thebigcheese]

Jesus. I'm glad someone makes one, but that is a bit much. I just got a new mobo and case instead. Way cheaper.