3 Port PCI Adapter Card
FireWire 800 | FireWire 400
   
This card adds:
- Two External FireWire 800 Ports
- One External FireWire 400 Port
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See Specifiactions below for system and/or OS compatibility information |
Do you own an older Power Macintosh system and want to bring it up to speed with the fastest FireWire interface available? A OWC Mercury FireWire 800 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!
And as a bonus, this card even includes a single FireWire 400 port, for the utmost in compatibility with older periperals! |
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Features
- Up to 800Mbps! - The OWC Mercury FireWire 800 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 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! - The OWC Mercury FireWire 800 PCI Adapter Card is fully compatible with FireWire 400 (1394A) devices - and it even includes a single FireWire 400 port! You don't need to buy expensive converter cables to use your old devices!
- 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 versions)
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| Includes |
- FireWire 800 Controller
- User Manual
- Software mini-CD with (Drivers and Manual)
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| Specifications |
| Ports |
- 2 External FireWire 800
- 1 External FireWire 400
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| Connections |
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| Bus Specifications |
- PCI 2.2 compliant PCI slot, 33-MHz/64-bit recommended for best performance.
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| Data Transfer Rate |
- FireWire 800 - 800Mbps (or 100MB/sec)
- FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
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| 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! 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: 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.
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| PC System Requirements |
- FireWire 800: Windows PC with 33-MHz/64-bit PCI slot. FireWire 800 requires Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP.
- FireWire 400: 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.
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| External Connectivity |
- x2 1394b connector
- x1 1394a connector
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| Deep Sleep Support |
- This card does not support Deep Sleep in Power Macintosh systems that don't support that feature.
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| Agency Approvals & Compliance |
- EMI: FCC Part 15 Class B
- CE
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| Click here to get your Model Identifier number |
| This PCI Card is compatible with the following Computers: |
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac7,2
Power Mac G5 (dual 2.0GHz)
(April, 2005)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac9,1
Power Mac G5 (1.8GHz)
(October, 2004)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac7,3
Power Mac G5 (dual 1.8GHz, dual 2.0GHz, dual 2.5GHz)
(June, 2004)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac7,2
Power Mac G5 (1.6GHz, 1.8GHz, dual 1.8GHz, dual 2.0GHz)
(June, 2003)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac3,6
Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors - 1.25GHz & dual 1.25GHz)
(June, 2003)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac3,6
Power Mac G4 (FW 800 - 1.0GHz, dual 1.25GHz, & dual 1.42GHz)
(January, 2003)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac3,6
Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors - dual 867MHz, dual 1.0GHz, & dual 1.25GHz)
(August, 2002)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac3,5
Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002 ED - 867MHz)
(August, 2002)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac3,5
Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002 - 733MHz, 800MHz, 933MHz, dual 1.0GHz)
(January, 2002)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac3,5
Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver - 733MHz, 867MHz, dual 800MHz)
(July, 2001)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac3,4
Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio - 466MHz, 533MHz, dual 533MHz, 667MHz, 733MHz)
(January, 2001)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac3,3
Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet - 400GHz, dual 450MHz, dual 500GHz)
(July, 2000)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac3,1
Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics - 350MHz, 400MHz, 450GHz, 500GHz)
(September, 1999)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac1,2
Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics 'Yikes' - 350MHz, 400MHz)
(August, 1999)
*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.
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerMac1,1
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White - 300MHz, 350MHz, 400MHz, 450MHz)
(January, 1999)
*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.
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PC/Wintel Desktops
Windows PC with 33-MHz/64-bit PCI slot.
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