question about firewire

[Gutbucket]

i have a firewire that im trying to connect to my laptop ... the laptop connection is smaller than the firewire ... do i need a reducer connection ( 6 - 4 ) or a card adapter ? ... my laptop is an HP 6510b ... are the cards universal with all laptops ?? ...
thanks any advice is greatly appreciated !!

[Cailyn]

You probably need a reducer or a different cable. Most firewire apps come with a 6 pin to 6 pin cable and a 6 pin to 4 pin cable. The firewire port is a small rectangular slot on your laptop, right? That's 4 pin and is the standard on most laptops.

[Gutbucket]

yes the laptop is a 4 pin and the fire wire is 6 ... will the reduction to 4 pin affect the performance ? ... if it does affect i will get the 6 pin adapter card but i was wondering if anyone knew which card fits my laptop ... hp 6510b ...

thank you for the help

[PAETEK]

The 6 pin to 4 pin cab;e will not affect performance, all of the data is still sent, and not compromised. Most cards are compatible with pc laptops, they are universal. Some good express cards are by SIIG and Rain Recording.

-jpleasant@presonus.com

[Gutbucket]

so would you recommend the reducer or the card ??

thanks

[PAETEK]

In my experience, for the most stable performance, I would recommend the card.

[hugo_zair]

The significant difference between a them is that a six pin firewire port can send power (if it's needed) to the firewire device whereas a 4 pin can not.

An adaptor (I've never seenone though) is definitely not a good idea as the laptop 4 pin is so small, and some firewire cables are quite stiff..I see it getting bent/damaged. But you can easily get a cable with 4 pin one end, and 6 pin the other.

If you buy a card, check to see if the firewire device manufacturers recommend a particular chipset. It's often the Texas Instruments one (TI) so ask what chipset it has. If you use the laptop 4 pin, and the device manufacturers do recommend a certain chipset, check out the motherboard firewire chipset in Control Panel>System>hardware>Device manager>IEEE 1394 bus host controller. (for a PC running XP)

If your device does need power from the port, the card is likely to need a wallwart psu to supply it . My Belkin one has it as an optional extra so check what you are getting if you compare prices.

hope this helps.....

[Gutbucket]

thanks everyone for your input

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