My 4-year-old ASUS P4PE mobo has Firewire 400 ports. Its PCI 2.2 slots are
32-bit. If I get a Firewire 800 card that will fit the 32-bit PCI slots,
will I be able to get Firewire 800 speed, or will the 32-bit PCI slots limit
me to Firewire 400 speed?
One such card is the SIIG FireWire 800 3-port (1394b x 2, 1394a x 1) 32-bit
PCI Card (Model NN-830112-S2). I emailed them and another manufacturer of a
similar card over a week ago, and neither answered me. :)
The reason I ask is that I'm considering the Western Digital My Book Pro
Edition 500 GB External Hard Drive with Triple Interface (i.e., USB 2.0,
Firewire 400, and Firewire 800), and I'm obviously wanting to use it at the
fastest speed. I might even try one of the DIY setups like Wayne posted
earlier, but I'd want to know that I'd get the highest transfer speeds
before I attempted it. :)
TIA.
Jim
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