Syba Low Profile PCI-Express Firewire Card with Two 1394b Ports and One 1394a Port (2B1A), TI Chipset, Extra Regular Bracket SD-PEX30009

In summary: reasonably priced, very compact, easy installation, performs very well.I initially got this card because I was having some issues with USB 3.0 drivers on a nice external drive I was using. The external drive has FireWire, eSata, and usb 3.0, and the build quality is so high (and I value the ability to swap in my own hard drives) that I decided to blow ~$20 on a FireWire card rather than deal with a return or finding a new one. I've been very pleased thus far.Pros:1) It's low profile, for small form factor cases, but comes with adapter bracket for standard PCI-E slots. Even if you have to swap the bracket, installation is a breeze. It'll fit in any PCI-E slot.2) It has an internal FireWire 400 header, which was perfect to be able to take advantage of the front panel FireWire 400 port on my case.3) It uses the top-tier TI chipset.4) Native driver support in my OS's of choice (Ubuntu 12.04/14.04 and Windows7).5) Speeds are right where you expect. I consistently see 80-90 MB/s over FireWire 800 in large file transfers on both Ubuntu and Win7.Cons:The driver instructions are a bit confusing. If you're running windows7 or linux (I've tried it with Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04) ignore the driver disc that comes with this. Ubuntu has built-in drivers, windows7 will automatically install/activate its FireWire drivers after you physically install the card and connect a device.

Bought this for my Hackintosh computer and it works perfectly. Can't remember if there was a driver required or just plug n play.

Not much supports Firewire any more, and I have a couple of older DV cameras I wanted to get the video transferred to my newer Mac. There are all kinds of solutions out there, but using a real Firewire card in an OWC PCI Express card to Thunderbolt box proved to be the best and fastest I could find.5 minutes to install and I was in business.Everything I plug into the card is instantly recognized.One thing I like about this card verses some of the others, is that I do not need to plug the card into a PC internal power supply. Not an option for me, so this works great.My solution is not for everyone, but if you fall into this cateogory, this is the card for you.

No problems installing into a Dell XPS 8700 running Windows 8.1. Windows detected the card and had loaded the Window's included TI drivers by the time I got to where I could see it was installed. I connected via Firewire to a Sony DCR-TRV330 using the cable that came with the camera. As soon as I put the camera in VCR mode Cyberlink Photo Director 10 opened. Haven't done any extended captures yet bu a five minute capture went smoothly, no sign of lagging or dropped frames. The video I tried it on was a Hi8 cassette remastered from a standard VCR tapeI did have to replace the low profile bracket with the larger one which only involves removing and replacing two screws.FYI for Cyberlink Power Director users. Do not open Power Director to do a capture. Just plug in your DVR/camera and power it up. Power Director will start in a few moments. If you open Power Director and then try to capture it won't work-I have not tried to load the software that came with the card since so many other reviewers have said they had problems when they did. The device does what I wanted it for using the on-board Windows drivers. I have described the environment it's working in as most of the questions I have seen about it are looking to know if the card will work with a specific PC, OS or editing software. Hope this is helpful. A request to other reviewers--please describe your environment when rating de3vices that may be sensitive to the environment they are insertred into.

This is a special FireWire 800/400 card because it features an onboard header for front panel connectivity. I pretty much built a "new" (13700k) computer around this old case (Corsair 600T) just for this front FireWire port, and this card delivers. Works flawlessly in Mac OS Sonoma, but Sequoia has dropped support. I can sync many vintage iPods that require FireWire without issue.

First the bad because it has nothing to do with the quality of the card. Normally the "free shipping" for orders over $35 is pretty good -- 2 to 3 days. Recently it appears Smiley has been throttling back on it's once stellar shipping. This thing took a week to arrive as have other recent orders.Now for the good, because the product is stellar!The card is perfect for Windows 8.1. It was recognized instantly and required no separate driver installation.But that's not all. Using a x1 lane configuration (dual direction) you should see 5Gbps/400MBps from this puppy even in compatibility mode.Wait, there's more. The folks at SYBA answer their email promptly and thoughtfully.OK, this review sounds like a cheesy late night TV commercial. But seriously, I was impressed and should I need a second card this would be at the top of my list.So what are you waiting for? <g>