Ars Technica

Anyone here ever fry a firewire port/controller while hot-swapping?

I have a related question that I'll sneak in here: Does anyone here have Firewire working successfully on a G4 400 (PCI/Yikes) with 9.2.2?<BR><BR>I ask 'cos I recall seeing threads about people having ...
EDN

Host controller module supports FireWire

The Fast1394 board is a high-speed data acquisition controller module using a FireWire bus. Suitable for audio, video and storage peripherals in embedded computer systems, the PC/104-Plus form-factor ...
Electronic Design

IEEE1394/FireWire-Compliant Hot-Swap Controllers

Maxim Integrated Products’ new MAX5943/MAX5944 are the industry's first fully integrated hot-swap controllers for IEEE1394/FireWire applications. These devices allow the safe insertion and removal of ...
EDN

PCIe-to-FireWire chip yields one-chip solution

The XIO2213A PCI Express to 1394B (FireWire) controller is said to be the fastest available, with packet throughput exceeding 87 Mbytes/s. The chip supports three 1394 A/B cable ports at 100, 200, 400 ...
Ars Technica

What is the best way to add Firewire to my PC?

I think controller cards <B>are</B> the only way to add firewire or usb 2.0 to any computer. As for brands, I've only had experience with Koutech. I bought the card from newegg for only ~25 dollars.