PCIe Firewire Card for Windows 10, IEEE 1394 PCI Express Controller 4 Ports(3 x 6 Pin and 1 x 4 Pin), 1394a Firewire 800 Adapter for Windows 7/8/Mac OS with Low Profile Bracket and Cable

My goal: Extracting clips from my old Camcorder (a Sony DCR-TRV147E) via i.LINK port. I've never properly used i.LINK (aka Firewire) before, and my PC was not equipped. I went down a research rabbit-hole, but in the end gambled on this PCI Card because the price was reasonable (£18.99) & also included a cable. I'm glad to say that the gamble paid off, and that I'm glad I didn't go for one of those cheaper "USB to Firewire" adaptors - they do not work. Now, despite the box saying that this is the best "PCI Express wireless card" in China, it actually was the Firewire card I needed. It box contained the PCI Card, Firewire cable and a spare PCI bracket. To power the device I had to order a molex-to-sata cable (female molex to male SATA) separately. Initially my PC didn't see the device until I changed the PCI slot I was using. Windows stated the device was using the "Texas Instruments" chipset, but I wasn't seeing any video via i.LINK. Following a very handy guide (Google "studio1productions firewire") I installed a legacy driver, and before I knew it, my Camcorder was picked up by Window 10. I used a copy of Sony Vegas Pro 11 to extract the clips (available on archive.org) but you can also use an application like WinDV. After that, it was just the process of playing all tapes and capturing the footage. Definitely worth the investment if you have an old Camcorder that has not been backed up yet - they're not getting any younger.

Installed on Windows 7 old tower PC, prevents the PC from booting up! Installed on Windows 10 PC, error noted in device manager 'not using resources as there is a problem'. Installed on Windows 11 newer PC, error noted in device manager 'not using resources as there is a problem'. Even using in compatibility mode would not work. Another noted issue was it looked a bit second hand, wear on the box tabs, not a sealed box, not a sealed grid bag and it smelt like an ashtray! Might be a perfectly good product but on this occasion it has taken 3.5 hours to get nowhere..........

Not much to say about this other than the fact that it was a plug-and-play install for me on Windows 10. I chose this card specifically for the low profile bracket so I could install it in a HP Prodesk SFF PC and had no problems with it whatsoever. It's also worth mentioning that this card also works natively in MacOS Monterey (12) where I also had no issues.

I was able to connect it to a DV camcorder without issues but the card caused crashes for me on Windows 10, particularly whenever the PC was woken up from sleep this caused a hard crash. Not sure if it is any better on any other OS but the description says it is compatible with Windows 10. The included cable also quickly began to have connection issues so I had to use my own one.

Easy to install. Was wanting to connect my old DV camera and this worked instantly.

Great value for money. Does what it's supposed to. Easy to fit. Used it to capture super 8 videos from an old Sony camcorder. Most importantly, I had no issues with it, no dropouts or errors.

It was detected by my computer and was able to pickup when my camcorder was plugged in but after that windows couldnt pick up any video from the camcorder no matter which app i used even whilst detecting there was a camcorder plugged in.

Did not work. PC didn't recognise that there was even a device inserted in the PCI slot.

Firewire card works as expected. No molex cable is needed. Excellent firewire card!

Felköp

Zeer snel en gratis geleverd via afhaalpunt. Let wel op: zit in verkeerde doos van zogezegd een Wireless Card maar is wel degelijk de Firewire-kaart. Makkelijk in te bouwen (lang front verwisseld met kort) en automatische installatie. Wordt gezien als een Texas-Instruments-kaart. Kon na wat experimenteren DV van oude Camcorder bewaren op PC. Heb 2 PCI gleuven op PC maar werkt slechts op 1 ervan. Wat IT-ervaring komt van pas. Geen bijgeleverde software, ik gebruik Multicam-light.

Enfin une carte firewire reconnue par mon pc

Excelente, funciona bien con windows 11 y una interface Focusrite Saffire Pro. Sin problema alguno.