belkin firewire express card help

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belkin firewire express card help

I need installing the belkin usb/firewire express card. Everytime I plug it in, the mbp tries to install it, then it locks up my entire computer.

I'm trying to import video from a camcorder that uses a firewiere 400 cable. I thought I could use this express card to import the video via firewire 400 but it doesn't look like it's working.

any thoughts?

thanks.

MacBook Pro 2.53, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Dec 21, 2008 11:25 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 21, 2008 2:18 PM in response to Rick Smith

Can't help you with a card, but have you tried Firewire 9 to 4 pin cable (or converter)?

Here is one:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=103&cp_id=10301&cs_id=1030104&pid=328&seq=1&format=2

You shouldn't need the express card - FW 800 is backwards compatible with FW 400 and should work as long as you have the physical connections correct. I say should because some folks have had problems with FW 400 devices on FW 800, so it's not necessarily a sure thing...

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Answer 2

Jan 31, 2009 1:48 PM in response to Eric Eskam

Thanks Eric, but the new MBP has only one Firewire Port and I need two. One for the Video Camera and one for the External drive the video offloads to directly.

I had hoped that the Firewire express card would be a solution to this, but if it's not working....

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Answer 3

eww

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Jan 31, 2009 2:11 PM in response to jessejamesb

Jesse: Try a FW hub.

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Answer 4

Feb 3, 2009 1:09 PM in response to eww

hey, did you ever get your expresscard to work?

i've got a problem that my FW800 port is very loose and every cable falls out of it with the slightest nudge.

until i have time to get my brand new MBP repaired (since i assume is a flaw) i need an expresscard.

was about to buy the belkin, but saw this post. anyone recommend a reliable FW 400 expresscard?

thanks much.

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