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    Will it be Firewire 400 or 800 Speed.

    Discussion in 'HP' started by therock, Oct 17, 2007.

  1. therock

    therock Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a dv6000t (See Signature)

    If I plug this baby in the express card slot and into it a Sandisk Extreme IV 300x speed CF reader and card will it run at 400 or 800 speed. the reader has the larger plug.

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    Key Features and Benefits
    * Easily add FireWire 800 connectivity to ExpressCard equipped computers
    * Provides two FireWire 800 (one 9-pin & one 6-pin) ports for multiple device connections
    * Works with DV camcorders, FireWire hard disks, digital cameras, scanners, CD-RW/DVD drives, video game systems, & other audio/video devices
    Specs
    * Compliant with IEEE 1394b & backward compatible with 1394a-2000 and 1394-1995 standards
    * RoHS-compliant
    * Supports serial bus data transfer rates of 100, 200, 400, 800 Mbps
    * Supports isochronous and asynchronous data transfer modes
    * Hot-swapping allows you to connect/detach devices without first turning your system off
    * An optional power adapter can be purchased through SIIG online store
    System Requirements
    * ExpressCard-enabled notebook with an available ExpressCard/54 slot
    * Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
    Package Contents
    * FireWire 800 ExpressCard
    * Driver CD
    * User's manual
     
    therock, Oct 17, 2007
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  2. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you are plugging into the 9-pin port and the peripheral is Firewire800 capable, that is what it will run at.
     
    R4000, Oct 18, 2007
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  3. Envision

    Envision Notebook Deity

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    Express cards have a max bandwidth of 2.5 Gbit/s, so the Firewire 800 will run at the full 800 Mbit/s.

    That is the huge benefit over PCMCIA, Express cards are so much faster and for the most part they aren't a bottleneck anymore for expansion cards.
     
    Envision, Oct 18, 2007
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