Onboard firewire at DVinfo.net

Andrew Petrie · September 9th, 2002, 12:14 PM

I'm back from my 2-week trip, and many DV-tapes later I need an upgrade before I get down to editing it all.

One such upgrade is a firewire port.

Does anyone here use, approve, or have a distaste for motherboards with on-board 1394 port(s)? I'm not a fan of onboard audio, LAN, etc.... But I'll be getting a new motherboard anyway, and firewire ports are fairly new to the integrated scene.

My setup will consist of an A7V333, or A7V8x based platform and a thuroughbred Athlon XP (probably a 2200). I'm going to try out the newer serial IDE technology, and slapping a 120 GB IBM deskstar for editing-only. (love IBM drives).

So, comments re: onboard firewire?

Edward Troxel · September 9th, 2002, 12:59 PM

On-board firewire ports are fine as long as they are fully OHCI compatible (preferably with a TI chipset).

September 9th, 2002, 12:14 PM	#1
Andrew Petrie Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 484	Onboard firewire I'm back from my 2-week trip, and many DV-tapes later I need an upgrade before I get down to editing it all. One such upgrade is a firewire port. Does anyone here use, approve, or have a distaste for motherboards with on-board 1394 port(s)? I'm not a fan of onboard audio, LAN, etc.... But I'll be getting a new motherboard anyway, and firewire ports are fairly new to the integrated scene. My setup will consist of an A7V333, or A7V8x based platform and a thuroughbred Athlon XP (probably a 2200). I'm going to try out the newer serial IDE technology, and slapping a 120 GB IBM deskstar for editing-only. (love IBM drives). So, comments re: onboard firewire? __________________ Andrew \| Canon XL1s, ME66, Vinten Vision 3, GlideCam V16 (for sale!)

September 9th, 2002, 12:59 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	On-board firewire ports are fine as long as they are fully OHCI compatible (preferably with a TI chipset).