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Fred Foronda · September 7th, 2005, 12:42 PM

I have a lap top. Will need a ext hard drive. Problem is I only have one firewire. I would like to have two one for the hard drive and one for the deck to capture footages. What are my options and what are the best set ups out there.

Thanks

Christopher Lefchik · September 7th, 2005, 02:20 PM

If your laptop has a CardBus/PC Card expansion slot you could get a Firewire expansion card. See http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...6996&Ne=300743 for some examples.

Lloyd Coleman · September 7th, 2005, 04:14 PM

You could use the firewire for capture and USB for hard drive. USB2 has been working great for me.

Boyd Ostroff · September 7th, 2005, 04:25 PM

I'm on the Mac, but a couple months ago I picked up a cardbus firewire 400 PC card for my Powerbook. The specs say it works on both the Mac and Windows - the brand is DYNEX and model is DX-FC202. Got it at Best Buy for $30, so you don't have a whole lot to lose if you want to give it a try. I've used it for the exact thing you describe and it works great on the Mac.

September 7th, 2005, 12:42 PM	#1
Fred Foronda Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 337	PC questions on firewire I have a lap top. Will need a ext hard drive. Problem is I only have one firewire. I would like to have two one for the hard drive and one for the deck to capture footages. What are my options and what are the best set ups out there. Thanks

September 7th, 2005, 02:20 PM	#2
Christopher Lefchik Trustee Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: US Posts: 1,152	If your laptop has a CardBus/PC Card expansion slot you could get a Firewire expansion card. See http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...6996&Ne=300743 for some examples.

September 7th, 2005, 04:14 PM	#3
Lloyd Coleman Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 256	You could use the firewire for capture and USB for hard drive. USB2 has been working great for me.

September 7th, 2005, 04:25 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	I'm on the Mac, but a couple months ago I picked up a cardbus firewire 400 PC card for my Powerbook. The specs say it works on both the Mac and Windows - the brand is DYNEX and model is DX-FC202. Got it at Best Buy for $30, so you don't have a whole lot to lose if you want to give it a try. I've used it for the exact thing you describe and it works great on the Mac.