Firewire port problem

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I don't have a firewire port on my PC and there is not room to fit a
firewire card (I've tried). Any suggestions how I can connect my
camcorder to my pc? Is there an external firewire to usb or ethernet
adaptor?

Peter
 
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Out of slots. I've got a 'basic' (but brand new) pc, The slots are
used up.
 
peter said:
I don't have a firewire port on my PC and there is not room to fit a
firewire card (I've tried). Any suggestions how I can connect my
camcorder to my pc? Is there an external firewire to usb or ethernet
adaptor?
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If all the PCi slots are used up on your PC, then perhaps you could replace
one of the expansion cards. Do you perhaps have a USB3 or USB2 expansion
card? Perhaps one is an eSata card? I think both of these cards would be
available with firewire ports too, so you could get a combi-card that
doubles as firewire and USB or something along those lines... What PCI cards
do you have in there?
 
peter said:
Out of slots. I've got a 'basic' (but brand new) pc, The slots are
used up.
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Any chance of buying a "combo" card, with more than one function on it ?

Give a rundown on the expansion slots you've got, and what is stuffed in them.

If a video card is involved, you can state how many slots it covers, to give
some idea whether a slot could be recovered there.

Paul
 
Out of slots. I've got a 'basic' (but brand new) pc, The slots are
used up.
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Does that new PC have a removeable dial up modem?

That would free up a PCI cslot.

Unless you use dialup or fax alot thru the PC it is a worthless device. You
could always use an external modem.
 
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