Laptop Problem with Firewire

GBJohn


Joined: 11/04/2009
Posts: 105

Message Posted:
25/08/2009 17:25

I have a Dell laptop and want to put my camcorder onto laptop so i can download film onto a disk but have a

firewire that dosent fit into laptop dose anybody have any ideas

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
26/08/2009 05:28

What Dell model do you have ?



If the laptop does not have a firewire port on it already then you can add one via the laptops carbus slot (if it has one of these) Something like this would do it.



http://tinyurl.com/n97bvq



Or if it is a one off you could come round to my house and plug it into my desktop machine that does have a firewire port on it and then we could transfer the movie as a file to your laptop.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
26/08/2009 09:40

RE msg 1, GBJohn: My Mac has two FireWire ports (400 and 800), but I needed one more for an external CD/DVD writer. I bought a "Best Connectivity" FireWire card (ca 12 Euro in Holland) which works perfect. It slips into a cardbus slot.



If you can't find one here (erolz from msg 2 may know where to look) you can certainly find a card in the UK or order one in Holland (let me know if you need help in obtaining one).



Good luck!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
26/08/2009 10:43

RE msg 4, stanstill: (...) DELL Dont Expect Long Life (...)



=> A very impressive first post, stanstill. And its promising lots of help for other board members in the future. :-(

GBJohn


Joined: 11/04/2009
Posts: 105

Message Posted:
27/08/2009 17:30

Hi its a Inspiron tm Model PP41L laptop and is less than 1 YEAR OLD but does not have firewire port

and the shops have a card with the port on it but laptop does not have that port as well

GBJohn


Joined: 11/04/2009
Posts: 105

Message Posted:
27/08/2009 17:34

Re msg 2 Can i get back to you later got some things to try out first

SunloverK


Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
27/08/2009 23:35

Hi GBJohn

The simplest fix for your problem is to buy a USB hub that has a Firewire port on it. These are available here quite cheaply. This a small box that plugs into your USB port and will give you 3x USB ports and 1 Firewire 400 port.



Hope this helps.



Dan

(PC-Clinic)

0533 885 7467

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
28/08/2009 05:33

Hi GB



Sunloverk solution would work, provided the hub conects to the laptop via usb (and not firewire) - just not familure with such combo hubs



You should also be able to get firewire only card that will got into your laptop as well the issue is sorting out exactly what slot your laptop has. The model number you gave is I think for your battery not the laptop itself. In all probablility your laptop has a 34 mm ExpressCard slot but without the actual model number I can not say for sure.



So two options - combo usb / firewire hub (just make sure the connection between hub to the PC is usb)

Or Firewire expresscard