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OWC High-Performance 1394B FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Card for Mac/PC. New with 1yr Warranty. (OWCPCIFW800P3) $23.75
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OWC Mercury FireWire 800 3 Port PCI Adapter Card
FireWire 800 3 Port Card Do you own an older Power Macintosh system and want to bring it up to speed with the fastest FireWire interface available? The OWC Mercury FireWire 800 3 Port PCI Adapter Card is just what your system needs!

FireWire 800 is one of the fastest and easiest interfaces to add expansion capability to your system, it's plug, & play simplicity makes it easy to add external storage that can even outpace your internal hard drives!

Features & Benefits:
  • Up to 800Mbps! - OWC Mercury FireWire 800 3 Port PCI Adapter Card has been tested at exceeding 63MB/Sec when using OWC Mercury Elite Pro FireWire 800 hard drives. That's incredible speed!
  • Plug & Play Installation! - The OWC Mercury FireWire 800 3 Port PCI Adapter Card is simple to install. With a minimum of hassle you can install this card into your system, no drivers necessary to install!
  • Backwards Compatibility! - OWC Mercury FireWire 800 3 Port PCI Adapter Card is fully compatible with FireWire 400 (1394A) devices when used with a 9 Pin to 6 or 4 pin cable.
  • Cable Length! - FireWire 800 can have cables up to 100 meters long (330'). That's a huge plus for some installations, where equipment needs to be remote located.
  • Compatible with the Power Macintosh G5! This card is fully compatible with the Power Macintosh G5 (all PCI and PCI-X versions)
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Product Specifications:
Product Name: OWC Mercury FireWire 800 3 Port PCI Card
FireWire Specification:
  • FireWire 800 (1394B), backwards compatible with FireWire 400 (1394A)
Port Configuration:
  • FireWire 800 - (3) 9 pin ports
Max Data Transfer Rate:
  • FireWire 800 - 800Mbps (or 100MB/sec)
  • FireWire 400 (via converter cable) - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
PCI Slot Requirements PCI 2.2 compliant PCI slot, 33-MHz/64-bit recommended for best performance.
Macintosh System Requirements:
  • FireWire 800: Macintosh with 33-MHz/64-bit PCI slot. Power Macintosh Blue & White G3* or later, all AGP Power Macintosh G4 systems fully supported. Compatible with the Power Macintosh G5 with PCI or PCI-X Slots! FireWire 800 requires Mac OS X 10.2.3 or later, Mac OS X 10.2.5 or higher recommended. FireWire 800 is NOT supported under Mac OS 9.
  • FireWire 400: Must use 9 pin to 6 pin adapter cable (not included). Macintosh with 33-MHz/32-bit PCI slot. FireWire 400 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later. If used in a 33-MHz/32-bit PCI slot, FireWire 400 speed will be maximum attainable.

*Blue & White G3 / Power Macintosh G4 "Yikes" will not see maximum performance with this card due to an architecture flaw in the logic board design. There is nothing that can be done to rectify this situation.

Windows System Requirements:
  • FireWire 800: Windows PC with 33-MHz/64-bit PCI slot. FireWire 800 requires Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP.
  • FireWire 400: Must use 9 pin to 6 pin adapter cable (not included). PC with 33-MHz/32-bit PCI slot. FireWire 400 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP. If used in a 33-MHz/32-bit PCI slot, FireWire 400 speed will be maximum attainable.
Operating Environment:
Temperature: operating: 20°C - 50°C (68°F - 122°F)
non-operating: -0°C - 65°C (-40°F - 149°F)
Relative humidity: operating: 20% - 80% RH (Non-condensing)
non-operating: 5% - 95% RH (Non-condensing)
Warranty: One Year Warranty
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