LaCie FW800 PCI Card by Sismo - 3 ports (130821X5) Serial Adapter

LaCie 130821 FireWire 800 PCI Card Design by Sismo

The LaCie 130821 FireWire 800 PCI Card Design by Sismo is plug and play so just plug it in and its ready to work for you. Once your device is connected, your computer recognizes the device and automatically configures the necessary software. It¿s driver-free for Mac OS X 10.2.4 or higher and Windows 2000, XP or Vista. One standardized port and plug combination makes it simple and quick to connect and use. It has a built-in 4-pin power connector, which provides extra power when connected to the system¿s power supply and add three additional external FireWire 800 ports to your computer. Made for users who want upgrade their Mac or PC desktop computer, it¿s the quick, easy and affordable way to expand connectivity. This versatile card has a 64bits PCI-X form factor for best performance as well as being compatible with a 32bits PCI slot. It also offers full backward compatibility with FireWire 400 devices (at FireWire 400 speeds). With FireWire ports on your computer, you can connect many peripherals using hubs ¿ a method called daisy-chaining. In order to achieve the fast transfer rates of FireWire 800, you must connect your FireWire 800 device directly to a FireWire 800 port on either a computer or hub. The FireWire 800 interface is cross-platform, meaning you can use your FireWire peripherals on both Mac and Windows platforms, such as fast external hard drives, camcorders, digital cameras and more. FireWire 800 boasts a maximum interface transfer rate of up to 800Mbits/s, making it ideal for speed demanding projects, like audio/video editing and regularly saving large files quickly. Conveniently, there¿s no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing a FireWire device because they¿re hot-swappable.