Augustus wrote:
"Jimmy" wrote in message
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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.