so lets say I order a case that has firewire built in...

[rudeguy]

what if my mobo doesnt have built in firewire?

 

[Anubis]

as long as teh mobo has Jumpers to connect teh case FW to itll be fine

 

[narzy]

then you don't have native firewire, you can buy a PCI card that will give you firewire but if you don't that plug in your case is dead. its just a header for the controller and not the controller itself.

 

[rudeguy]

thx narzy...I was afraid of that...so if I want firewire on the front of my case, I need a new mobo and case right?

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: rudeguy
thx narzy...I was afraid of that...so if I want firewire on the front of my case, I need a new mobo and case right?

Some PCI firewire cards have headers to connect to the front of the case.

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

Originally posted by: rudeguy
thx narzy...I was afraid of that...so if I want firewire on the front of my case, I need a new mobo and case right?

You could always mod it in. Real simple if it includes one of those dual firewire port things designed to fit in the output area of a PCI expansion slot.

 

[Transition]

Convert it to a serial port.

SERIAL CONNECTIONS 4 EVER

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Transition
Convert it to a serial port.

SERIAL CONNECTIONS 4 EVER

:Q

rudeguy, what MB and case are your ordering, I'm curious as you don't have a "rig" listed in your sig 🙂

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: rudeguy
thx narzy...I was afraid of that...so if I want firewire on the front of my case, I need a new mobo and case right?

Some PCI firewire cards have headers to connect to the front of the case.

I just bought a card which has an internal Firewire port. Not a header, but a full port. These cards are easy to find and are cheap too. eg. See here. Notice two ports at the back, and also one internal port on top.

Some cases have an internal port attached to the front connector and you just buy a Firewire cable to connect it.

Other cases have an internal port header and so you either have to make your own cable, or else the case might come with the cable.