StarTech.com 4-Port PCI 1394a FireWire Adapter Card with Digital Video Editing Kit (PCI1394_4)

by StarTech

Product Details

Product Manual [409kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 1.3 x 5.8 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006B8C3
• Item model number: PCI1394_4
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #4 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > I/O Port Cards > FireWire Port Cards
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

This 4 Port PCI IEEE 1394 FireWire 400 Adapter Card turns a motherboard PCI slot into four IEEE 1394a FireWire 6-pin female ports (1 internal, 3 external) - a cost-effective solution that lets you connect any FireWire 400 device that uses a 6-pin connector to your desktop computer. The card can be installed in either Mac or PC computers, providing a practical solution for connecting iPods, MP3 players, portable drives, digital camcorders and more. The adapter card supports hot-swappable connectivity, allowing you to plug, unplug, and swap your FireWire peripherals with ease, saving time and hassle. The 4 port FireWire PCI adapter card includes a copy of ULEAD''s Video Studio SE Basic video editing software, making it easy to capture and edit video from your digital video camcorder.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, good software, tricky install (software), January 11, 2004

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Sarah Anne Connelly (Arcata,Ca, USA) - See all my reviews
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Good product if you are going to use firewire peripherials only. Or you just need a fire wire hook up for a camera or camcorder. I have windows XP and it installed flawlessly and so did my camcorder subsequently. Ulead Video studio 6 se, the program that comes with the card is good but it almost never installs from the cd correctly. Don't even try, just copy the cd to a temperary folder on your hard drive and install from there.
Then get your free effects installed and then update with the patch and you won't have any trouble. I wish someone had put this out there I would have saved 2 days of bsing.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good value for money, December 2, 2003

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Shailendra Goel (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I use this card on a windows ME system. It works great. And considering that it came with cable, it is good value for money. Only caveat is the ULead software that comes bundled - it is pretty useless. It is basic version of ulead and doesn't work properly. But the card works great. It was easy to install and came with software.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect, January 30, 2005

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A. Walz (MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: StarTech.com 4-Port PCI 1394a FireWire Adapter Card with Digital Video Editing Kit (PCI1394_4) (Personal Computers)

I had my doubts since best buy would end up charging me $60 at the time I bought my camera for the card and the cable, but this thing works great - just like everyone says. XP recognized it immediately, and I tried my sony DCR-HC30 and it worked the first time - no hassle at all. Don't be fooled into buying Sony's $40 firewire cable, this is the way to go. I didn't try the software, but Windows Movie Maker (included in XP) works fine for now.