IEEE 1394a and IEEE 1394b firewire ports

[JazzyBill]

Ok so I bought this item on Amazon and for some odd reason my connector with these cords Phoenix Gold 4 Pin to 4 Pin IEEE-1394 Firewire Cable-2 Meters

for the poet doesn't fit Rosewill PCI-Express 1394b Card 3 Ports RC-506E


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004F3DMHQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I bought this other card a couple of years ago and the cords fit in this one but not the other. I dunno why.
Rosewill 2+1 Port Firewire/1394a Low-Profile PCI Card (Cable Bundle) Components Other RC-501

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00558ONXC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[hang-the-9]

What do you mean "for some odd reason they don't fit"?

1394a and 1394b are totally different connectors, you need different cables for them. Not so odd

Make sure you are plugging things in the right way (up/down) and in the right ports and not mixing up the a cables trying to fit in the b slots.

 

[JazzyBill]

Thanks for the information I was mislead by the product that I bought online. I needed the 4 pins IEEE slots and they ended up giving me the one with 6 pin and 9 pin slots.

 

[hang-the-9]

Thanks for the information I was mislead by the product that I bought online. I needed the 4 pins IEEE slots and they ended up giving me the one with 6 pin and 9 pin slots.

What are you connecting together? The 4 pin firewire connections are usually on devices like cameras not on the computer. You would get a cable with a 6 or 9 pin on one end for the computer and with the smaller one at the other end for the device. Like this http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/688796-REG/Pearstone_FW_9406_FireWire_9_Pin_to_4_Pin.html

 

[JazzyBill]

I am connecting my video camera to the computer to transfer my home movies

Thanks for the information I was mislead by the product that I bought online. I needed the 4 pins IEEE slots and they ended up giving me the one with 6 pin and 9 pin slots.

What are you connecting together? The 4 pin firewire connections are usually on devices like cameras not on the computer. You would get a cable with a 6 or 9 pin on one end for the computer and with the smaller one at the other end for the device. Like this http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/688796-REG/Pearstone_FW_9406_FireWire_9_Pin_to_4_Pin.html

 

[hang-the-9]

Just get the right cable you need for your card, like the one I linked. Look for a 6 or 9 pin to 4 pin cable.

 

[JazzyBill]

The 6 pin to the 4 pin didn't seem to work I will try it again

 

[JazzyBill]

thanks I will check into it. I cant wait to get everything transferred

 

[Paul4294]

1394 Learning Experience
I had a user wanting to connect a Leica camera (on a microscope) to a laptop via Firewire.
The camera had a 9 pin and the laptop had a 4 pin.
Laptop would not see the camera. Per Leica, this was because the 4 pin did not provide enough current.
I used a desktop with a 6 pin ==> 9 pin card / connection and it worked.

 

[JazzyBill]

I ended up buying another firewire card since the Rosewell was out dated that I bought brand new from Amazon.com So I bought StarTech.com Dual Port 1394a PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter PEX1394A2V
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IAABHFE?&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
which worked right of the box without any updating.