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FireWire 800 and FireWire 400Mpbs PCI Host Adapter Cards


The new 7 port NitroAV FireWire 800 USB 2.0 combo card

FirewireDirect broke the 800Mbps speed barrier with new FireWire 800 cards this year, just as we broke new ground with FireWire 400 way back in 1999.

Now, you can count on FWD to continue providing tested and proven solutions no matter which technology you need.

These cards are carefully designed for you, and the line simplified to cover every base.

Read further to find out why in a confusing world of FireWire card possibilities, FirewireDirect has the real solution.

 

FireWire 800 PCI Adapters - 2 different solutions

The first and only cards to support FireWire 800 with all these features....
  • The fastest ever Firewire speeds - up to 800Mbps
  • 32 or 64-bit compatible, with 64-bit burst speeds up to 266MB/s
  • Backwards compatible, so there's no reason to fear upgrading
  • The powerful Texas Instruments FireWire 800 controller chip
  • The Firewire Direct 3-port FireWire Card was the first 800Mbps cards to ship, and still the only one with true support for legacy FireWire (with onboard 400Mbps port so you can plug and play without upgrading to expensive "bilingual" cables....
  • The NEW NitroAV 7-port FireWire card combines super fast FireWire 800 with USB 2.0 for our biggest and most powerful PCI FireWire solution in FireWire and/or FireWire 800... see more!

 

The 3-port FireWire 800 PCI Host Adapter was the first card to break the 800 barrier, and is the only one that includes a legacy port for your existing FireWire. 6 port PCI card with FireWire and USB 2.0 connectors
Now the new NitroAV has 7 ports, with both FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 , the most complete PCI solution available today. 6 port PCI card with FireWire and USB 2.0 connectors

Both are available now

 


Or check out FirewireDirect's long established, popular and award winning series of 400Mbps Firewire Cards...

FireWire 400 PCI Cards
6 port PCI card with FireWire and USB 2.0 connectors
3 port FireWire host adapter card
6-port FireWire USB 2 Combo PCI Card
3-port FireWire PCI Host Adapter

Interface:
FireWire & USB 2
FireWire

Ports:
FireWire 6-pin
2 external
1 internal

USB 2.0
3 external
1 internal

FireWire 6-pin
1 internal
2 external


All FirewireDirect 400Mbps FireWire cards:

  • The best in the world Texas Instruments (TI) link controller chip for 400Mbps FireWire performance
  • Backwards compatible - Will plug and play the newest and upcoming 800Mbps FireWire 800 1394b devices (albeit at FireWire "A" speeds - 400Mbps)
  • We've sold these cards since the beginning, with chip updates, making these arguably the most widely used and thoroughly tested FireWire cards in the world