IEEE 1394b on Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9

[barthalamu]

I'm about to buy a Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 motherboard for my very first PC. (I'm a mac guy! )
And as I understand it (from reading the pdf manual on Gigabyte's site) that it does not come with the cable for connecting Firewire devices? I have googled the heck out of the web and cannot for the life of me find this adaption!
I am assuming its just a cable that attaches to a plate that goes into a spare PCI hole, right? (Remember, I'm a PC virgin here..) Or do I need a case with a Firewire port built in?

Does it come out with an 8pin Firewire-800 port, or 6-pin 400?

Can someone please point me to a link for where to find this thing?

And while you're at it... check my specs below and please tell me if I'm missing anything or if I may have any incompatibilities..
Using it for mild gaming.. WoW, HL2, EQ, etc.. Not planning on overclocking.


Thanks!

 

[SunSamurai]

It will come with a PCI plate type of deal that has a cord that plugs into the motherboard where the IEEE connectors are. It will tell you in the manual. Depending on what type of case you get, you can simply use the cases wired in IEEE and USP and Audio ports to plug into the MB

 

[Rand]

I contacted Gigabyte about the IEEE 1394b a few days ago, and they shipped me the adapter to make use of the Firewire ports, apparently they've since started shipping the GA-K8NF-9 with the adapter though mine didn't come with it, but I bought it when it first appeared it stores.

 

[foxxxer]

I have just installed this motherboard but I can't seem to get my network/ethernet working. Do I need to plug in a cable somewhere? I see a 1394 cable and a socket labeled 1394, but the pins don't seem to match up. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[gsparesa]

Originally posted by: foxxxer
I have just installed this motherboard but I can't seem to get my network/ethernet working. Do I need to plug in a cable somewhere? I see a 1394 cable and a socket labeled 1394, but the pins don't seem to match up. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I hope you are using Windows XP. IEEE-1394 and Ethernet (CAT 5) are not compatible. Did you install the nVidia drivers after you installed Windows XP SP2?

 

[Sea Shadow]

Did ya plug the ethernet cable into the RJ-45 port? (I know but gotta start at the beginning) is it plugged into a network (I am guessing both are yes).
1394 can be used as a network form but you would need to network computers that both have 1934. You are best off using Cat 5 cable.