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StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express FireWire Card - PCIe FireWire 1394a Adapter
£23.00
£27.60 inc. VAT
Out of Stock(0)MPN: PEX1394A2V2
🚚 Next-day delivery £4.95
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Key Features
StarTech.com 2 Port 1394a PCI Express FireWire Card
PCIe FireWire Adapter
FireWire adapter
PCI Express x1 low profile
FireWire x 2
green
TAA Compliant
Product Overview
AI-generated summary
Honestly, this is the kind of “small job done quietly” add-on that can be genuinely useful—if you’re still running legacy FireWire gear. The upside of a cheap StarTech PCIe FireWire adapter is that it saves you from replacing older cameras, audio interfaces, or disk enclosures that only speak FireWire 1394a. For a UK office or studio with existing workflows, £23 ex‑VAT is a pretty low-risk way to keep the kit alive, assuming your PC has a spare PCIe slot and you know you’re not dealing with a later FireWire standard.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it for anyone trying to solve modern connectivity problems. If your goal is general “networking” or sharing files across the office, this isn’t that—this is a direct FireWire interface, not an Ethernet replacement. Also, FireWire support on newer Windows builds and drivers can be hit-or-miss, especially depending on how far back your hardware and OS go. If you’re on a newer system and don’t have a confirmed working driver path, I’d be cautious; for unknown environments, you may end up spending time troubleshooting instead of just getting work done.
Specifications
Ports & interfaces
Host interfacePCI Express
Output interfaceIEEE 1394/Firewire
Expansion card standardPCIe 1.1
FireWire 400 ports quantity2
Design
InternalY
Product colourGreen
Features
ChipsetTexas Instruments - TSB82AA2
Data transfer rate (max)0.4 Gbit/s
Plug and PlayY
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-20 - 80 °C
System requirements
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 10,Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home,Windows 10 Home x64,Windows 10 IOT Core,Windows 10 Pro,Windows 10 Pro x64,Windows 10 x64,Windows 2000,Windows 7,Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Professional x64,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 7 Ultimate x64,Windows 7 x64,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64,Windows Vista,Windows Vista Business,Windows Vista Business x64,Windows Vista Enterprise,Windows Vista Enterprise x64,Windows Vista Home Basic,Windows Vista Home Basic x64,Windows Vista Home Premium,Windows Vista Home Premium x64,Windows Vista Ultimate,Windows Vista Ultimate x64,Windows Vista x64,Windows XP,Windows XP Home,Windows XP Home x64,Windows XP Professional,Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan,Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra,Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Server operating systems supportedWindows Server 2003,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2016,Windows Server 2019
Technical details
Compliance certificatesCE,RoHS
Weight & dimensions
Width68 mm
Depth89 mm
Height17.8 mm
Weight49 g
Packaging data
Quantity1
Mounting brackets includedY
Quick installation guideY
Package width170 mm
Package depth142 mm
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