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charlie696 · 22-09-09, 04:50 PM

Is this possible?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Confused Stu · 22-09-09, 10:41 PM

Normally I'd say "Yes" and simply advise adding a cheap PCI firewire card. Unfortunately, a quick Google on Dimension 3100's shows a reference to no free PCI slots inside and only a single free PCI-e x1 slot instead. This still allows you to use a firewire card if you want (this one is the cheapest I can find quickly: Startech 2 Port Pci Express Firewire 400 - Card - Ebuyer ) provided you're not already using the slot for something else.

I've never seen a Firewire connector that works through USB (I think your only other connection type available), and seeing as Firewire is faster than USB I don't think it's technically possible.

Damn Dell and their proprietary motherboard designs!

pontiend · 22-09-09, 11:08 PM

[quote=Confused Stu;374780

Damn Dell and their proprietary motherboard designs!

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I had commadore computers from 1980 to 1996.
They went down for the same reason.Every thing, software and hardware. was propietary.

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Confused Stu Confused but learning Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 310 Thanks: 47 Thanked 89 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Need to add a firewire port to my Dell Dimension 3100 Normally I'd say "Yes" and simply advise adding a cheap PCI firewire card. Unfortunately, a quick Google on Dimension 3100's shows a reference to no free PCI slots inside and only a single free PCI-e x1 slot instead. This still allows you to use a firewire card if you want (this one is the cheapest I can find quickly: Startech 2 Port Pci Express Firewire 400 - Card - Ebuyer ) provided you're not already using the slot for something else. I've never seen a Firewire connector that works through USB (I think your only other connection type available), and seeing as Firewire is faster than USB I don't think it's technically possible. Damn Dell and their proprietary motherboard designs! __________________ Why can't we use paid subscription cards in our DVB-C PCs?

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pontiend Senile Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: south yorkshire Posts: 913 Thanks: 216 Thanked 200 Times in 164 Posts	Re: Need to add a firewire port to my Dell Dimension 3100 [quote=Confused Stu;374780 Damn Dell and their proprietary motherboard designs! [/quote] I had commadore computers from 1980 to 1996. They went down for the same reason.Every thing, software and hardware. was propietary. __________________ TM9100 super.TM-5402HD. TM-5400 CI+. TM1000 d+. triax 88 cm dish.stab hh90 motor.57e-30w. 100 cm,fixed.

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