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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: macroint on August 18, 2007, 09:36:24 AM

Title: Slim computers vs regular size...firewire card?
Post by: macroint on August 18, 2007, 09:36:24 AM

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this....I just bought a Dell Dimension C521. I went to install the firewire pci card (removed from the old computer), but the new computer is a slim version, so the card is too big. Do they sell the firewire pci cards to fit slim computers? Does the firewire work with Vista?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Slim computers vs regular size...firewire card?
Post by: JackoRoses on August 18, 2007, 09:45:07 AM

Quote from: macroint on August 18, 2007, 09:36:24 AM

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this....I just bought a Dell Dimension C521. I went to install the firewire pci card (removed from the old computer), but the new computer is a slim version, so the card is too big. Do they sell the firewire pci cards to fit slim computers? Does the firewire work with Vista?

Thanks.

yes I think what you would need is a lowprofile pci card.
When I bought my firewire card they included a LP bracket to switch out in case the one attached to the card would not fit. I am assuming firewire still works for vista.