Info on old card.
I have this card:
http://home.comcast.net/~prototracer...s/Firewire.jpg This came with Pinnacle Studio DV a few years ago. My question is what is the white cable connector used for on the back of the card. What would the internal firewire connector be used for and are there any features this card has over any other firewire card installed? I have since upgraded to Studio 8 and replaced this card with an ATI AIW 7500. Would I gain anything by installing this card along with other wirefire connectors I already have on my sound card? Thanks for any tips. J. |
"Jimmy" wrote in message ... I have this card: http://home.comcast.net/~prototracer...s/Firewire.jpg This came with Pinnacle Studio DV a few years ago. My question is what is the white cable connector used for on the back of the card. What would the internal firewire connector be used for and are there any features this card has over any other firewire card installed? I have since upgraded to Studio 8 and replaced this card with an ATI AIW 7500. Would I gain anything by installing this card along with other wirefire connectors I already have on my sound card? Power for the on-card firewire ports. You'll find this connector on some AIW 8500 cards as well, and people wonder about whether or not the power connector is required for normal operation. Only if the firewire is used. If you have functioning usable firewire ports and your AIW 7500 is doing everything you need to do, it's not necessary to put this card back in. |
Augustus wrote:
"Jimmy" wrote in message ... I have this card: http://home.comcast.net/~prototracer...s/Firewire.jpg This came with Pinnacle Studio DV a few years ago. My question is what is the white cable connector used for on the back of the card. What would the internal firewire connector be used for and are there any features this card has over any other firewire card installed? I have since upgraded to Studio 8 and replaced this card with an ATI AIW 7500. Would I gain anything by installing this card along with other wirefire connectors I already have on my sound card? Power for the on-card firewire ports. You'll find this connector on some AIW 8500 cards as well, and people wonder about whether or not the power connector is required for normal operation. Only if the firewire is used. If you have functioning usable firewire ports and your AIW 7500 is doing everything you need to do, it's not necessary to put this card back in. So when it was installed in older machine I must have had that connected to something(power supply?) or it would not have worked? J. |
So when it was installed in older machine I must have had that connected
to something(power supply?) or it would not have worked? This is a Q&A page from ATI regarding this feature on their AIW and DV cards. It would also apply to your Pinnacle card. What use does the additional 4-pin internal power connector have on the ALL-IN-WONDERŽ RADEONŽ 8500DV? How does it work? A17: There is an internal 4-pin power connector on the ALL-IN-WONDERŽ RADEONŽ 8500DV. This is an optional connection and is not required to be connected for the IEEE 1394/FireWireŽ DV functionality to work. There are very few devices that draw power from the IEEE 1394/FireWireŽ connector; camcorders do not require this connection. However, some examples of devices that do require this power connection are new 'eyeball' cameras that sit on top of the monitor or some very small hard drives. When you connect the 4-pin power connector, power is provided on the IEEE 1394/FireWireŽ connector's pins both on the graphics board and on the Input/Output block. |
Augustus wrote:
So when it was installed in older machine I must have had that connected to something(power supply?) or it would not have worked? This is a Q&A page from ATI regarding this feature on their AIW and DV cards. It would also apply to your Pinnacle card. What use does the additional 4-pin internal power connector have on the ALL-IN-WONDERŽ RADEONŽ 8500DV? How does it work? A17: There is an internal 4-pin power connector on the ALL-IN-WONDERŽ RADEONŽ 8500DV. This is an optional connection and is not required to be connected for the IEEE 1394/FireWireŽ DV functionality to work. There are very few devices that draw power from the IEEE 1394/FireWireŽ connector; camcorders do not require this connection. However, some examples of devices that do require this power connection are new 'eyeball' cameras that sit on top of the monitor or some very small hard drives. When you connect the 4-pin power connector, power is provided on the IEEE 1394/FireWireŽ connector's pins both on the graphics board and on the Input/Output block. Thank you very much. I do believe I have seen these connectors elsewhere on other types of PCI cards. J. |
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