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washingmachine

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Does motherboard support firewire (Dell)
« on: December 02, 2012, 01:25:38 PM »
I was wondering if anyone knows if a Dell motherboard model 0G1548 A00 can have a firewire connected to it?  I tried looking into it but could not find an answer.

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Re: Does motherboard support firewire (Dell)
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2012, 02:09:39 PM »
If it has it a firewire port on board, then yes, otherwise you'll need an add on card.

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Dell Dimension 2400s don't have FireWire connectors on them. However, you can buy a PCI FireWire card that will plug into your computer and give you FireWire support.
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Re: Does motherboard support firewire (Dell)
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2012, 07:46:10 PM »
Sorry, i should have been more clear.  There is no firewire port on this computer but I wanted to know if I could add one to the motherboard?

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Re: Does motherboard support firewire (Dell)
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2012, 07:58:39 PM »
If there are available PCI slots you can add a card...
What do you need the firewire for ? ?
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Re: Does motherboard support firewire (Dell)
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2012, 11:52:03 PM »
It is to run protools.  The computer specs will be able to run it but I am just not sure if I can buy a firewire card for this motherboard.  It sounds like if there is a slot for it available then it should be ok.

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Re: Does motherboard support firewire (Dell)
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2012, 06:28:17 AM »
When you shop for the card make sure it gas a Driver for the OS you are running on that PC...
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Re: Does motherboard support firewire (Dell)
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2012, 01:57:33 PM »
So it looks like as long as the motherboard has a slot available then all I need is to make sure the Firewire port can run with my OS.
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