Firewire card question

[High1]

Hello

I am hoping to install an i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE 1394 card in my Win 7 PC tower. I have attempted to install a new card from another PC, but I can see that these cards are not interchangeable so I will need to buy a new one.

Would it be possible for anyone to tell me the make/model number of an IEEE 1394 card that is compatible with my Packard Bell desktop, please?

The Packard Bell is an imedia S1800.

Many thanks

High1

[Computer_Commando]

I can only assume your old computer is PCI & the Packard Bell is PCI-e.  I can find no info other than you are probably in the UK.

[High1]

Hello computer_commander

Yes, in the UK here but that doesn't matter from the point of view of buying a component.

I have even done an image search and can't find anything.

I have two PCs. An old one and a new one. The Firewire card (only recently bought) is in the old one and I thought it would be OK to remove it and put it into the new PC (Packard Bell). However, the slot in the Packard Bell is incompatible with the moulding of the Firewire card.

I suppose I will just have to order it from Bell, who will probably charge the earth (warranty has expired recently!).

Thanks again.

High1

[Computer_Commando]

PCI-e cards are available everywhere.  If you want to get it from PB, then that's your choice.
I'm not  saying you have a PCI-e card slot because you've given very little information about what you have other than "Packard Bell is an imedia S1800", which is no help since can find no relevant specs about it, i.e. available slots on the motherboard.

[High1]

Hello commando

This is what I can see inside the tower (please see attached screenshots).

Thank you.

High1

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[Carbon Dudeoxide]

I can't find a firewire card that would fit there....

Might want to consider getting something like this:
http://amzn.to/11ya4U4

It will replace your wifi antennas. I use a USB wifi adapter on my desktop. It works perfectly.
http://amzn.to/X470xv

[Hunter quest]

That card will go in the 16x. Why not?

Well, if it's PCIE, of course.

[High1]

Do you mean the Rosewill RC-504 PCIE FireWire 1394a Card that Carbon Dudeoxide has posted, Hunter.

Carbon Dudeoxide, why would it replace the antennas? Wouldn't it just fit in the vacant slot (next to the wireless card)?

Thanks.

High1

[Computer_Commando]

This X1 (or maybe X4) card will fit in your X16 slot.


Read up on PCI-e:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express

[High1]

Hello Commando

That looks like this http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-RC-504-FireWire-1394a-Ports/dp/B004F3DM6C/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1364102882&sr=8-7&keywords=firewire+card

mentioned by Carbon Dudeoxide a little earlier.

Thanks for the confirmation - that's great.

I'll go ahead and order it.

Thanks to you all for your great help.

High1

[Computer_Commando]

Why does a Packard Bell computer have an Acer motherboard?
Found my answer here:  Packard Bell is currently a Dutch computer manufacturer and a subsidiary of Acer.

[High1]

We learn something every day! Hehehe.

Many thanks again.