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Had to return it. Computer did not recognize the FireWire ports. Using USB ports caused computer to crash.
I needed a firewire port on my computer for an external storage device and camcorder. Easy installation and Windows recognized it no problem. My files were going to be very large so I needed speed for transfer. This card fit the bill and worked out great. I was up and running in no time. Would definitely buy again.
I've had this for about a year now. It still went in though, and does the job. I don't recall having any problems with it except that plugging in the firewire cable was a little tight. Seems like it might be because the verticle jacks are almost flush with the slot openings in the case. Probably a slight alignment of the card in the slot would fix it. Included cable makes it worth the higher price.
However, I went by the picture and got what I thought I'd be getting. Not a bad deal when you factor in the cable and free 2nd day shipping with Amazon Prime. The product actually has a total of 8 ports: 4 external/1 internal USB 2.0 and 2 external/1 internal 6-pin firewire. The computer I bought this for has a mATX motherboard with only four expansion card slots, 6 USB 2.0 ports and no firewire, so by using the internal USB port for the 8 gb memory stick I use for Vista pre-fetch, this card effectively doubled my external USB connectivity, added Firewire and kept the other slots free for an e-sata raid, blackmagic intensity card and graphics card. On a negative side, the card did have a noticeable ding on one side when it arrived, with a matching dent in the anti-static wrap indicating that it happened sometime after assembly. However, it powered up without a problem and on testing all of the ports seemed to function properly, as did the supplied 6-4 pin Firewire cable.
Purchased as a christmas gift but was defective. I returned it to the manufacturer with relative ease and prompty received a refund.
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