help me before i commit hara kiri

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:59 pm

Hello.

All I need for my computer is a Firewire port to plug my Presonus Firebox into so that I can record onto my PC running Cubase. I'm going for CD quality sound hear, ya know?

I have an IBM Netvista Model 8311, P4, 1.80 GHz

I used Everest Home Edition to detect my motherboard. All it tells me is:

Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name IBM 8311KDU

... whatever that means. So I don't know which Firewire card will be compatible with my stupid motherboard.

For the past 3 days, I've been googling and googling stuff about Firewire and it's all a big bunch of confusing retardedness!

There's IEEE 1394 cards and PCMIA cards. Then there's PCMCIA (extra C?). According to all the techies, i MIGHT want to get OHCI-compatible cards for sound recording and video editing, but then again I MIGHT NOT?!?!?!?!

Some guy on a Sound Recording forum told me to get one with a Texas Instruments chipset. When I google "firewire TI chip" i get NOTHING.

Now I google firewire and see they are selling a "IEEE 1394 to PCI expansion card." What the goddamn hell?!?!?! Could they have made this shit any more confusing?!?!??!

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:58 pm

you making it infinitely more difficult than it needs to be. Pick one, buy it, use it. It'll be fine. If it's got problems, then you're out 25 bucks *maybe*.

btw, PCMCIA is that serial port on laptops.

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:35 am

I second that. However, to be sure pick one with the TI chip. Try the Fireconnect from Adaptec. I know for a fact that it uses that chip. There are many others, too.

AG

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:04 pm

You dont have the balls to commit Hara Kiri!!!! Very Happy

lol

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