SY-PEX30016 3 Port IEEE 1394 Firewire 1394B & 1394A PCIe 1.1 x1 Card TI XIO2213B Chipset Requires Legacy Driver for Windows 8 10

Ports: 2x 1394b (9-pin, Bi-lingual), 1x 1394a (6-pin) Supports Data Transfer Rates up to 800Mbps TI Chipset No Driver required (plug-and-play) Simultaneous Operation of Multiple High-performance Devices Supports Hot-swapping and Plug-n-Play Connection of Peripheral Devices Works with Various Types of FireWire 800 (1394b) and 1394a Devices Including Portable Hard Disk, DV Camcorder, Digital Camera, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive and Other Audio/Video Devices Simultaneously supports up to four posted write transactions, four nonposted transactions, and four completion transactions pending in each direction at any time. Each posted write data queue and completion data queue can store up to 8K bytes of data. The nonposted data queues can store up to 128 bytes of data. The PCI Express interface supports a x1 link operating at full 250 Mbit/s packet throughput in each direction simultaneously. Also, the bridge supports the advanced error reporting capability including ECRC as defined in the PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1. Supplemental firmware or software is required to fully utilize both of these features. ?? Windows 10, 7, Windows 8 and 8.1 FireWire driver (a.k.a. the 1394 Driver) Fix.For Windows 7, just use the Legacy driver.?? Just follow the instructions below.If you are on Windows 10, or 8 or 8.1 you will need to download the Legacy driver from Microsoft.?? Just skip down to the section marked??The Fix for Windows 8 and 8.1??and Windows 10. ?? ?? The Fix for Windows 7Note: The fix for Windows 8 and 8.1 are further down below and are different than Windows 7.For Windows 7 simply replace the new 1394 driver with the Legacy driver that comes with Windows 7.Below is the step by step instructions on how to install the Legacy driver so you won???t have any problems either:Click??StartThen click on??Control PanelClick on??Device ManagerNote:??If you don???t see Device Manager listed, click on View By:??Category??on the top right side of the Control Panel Window.?? Then Click on??Large Icons??you should now have a list of items in the Control Panel and click on??Device Manager.Under the Device Manager, look down the list for??IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controllers??and??Double Click??on it.It should display something like -??1394 OHCI Compliant Host ControllerNote:??If it has the word??(Legacy)??behind it, you are already setup and you can just exit out.Next, double click on the??1394 OHCI Compliant Host ControllerA window will popup saying??1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller PropertiesClick on the??Driver TabThen look down in the widow and click on??Update DriverThen select -??Browse my computer for driver softwareNext select -??Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computerIt will bring up a list of drivers.Click on??1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller (Legacy)NOTE: It is important that you select the one with??(Legacy)??after it, just like shown above.Then click??NextOnce it installs the 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller (Legacy),it will say Windows has successfully updated your driver software.Click on the??Close??button and exit out of all of the other windows.Then??Reboot your computer.You will now be able to import video via the FireWire port on your computer.If you are still having a problem importing video after you have switched the FireWire driver to Legacy, then the problem may be with the FireWire port.?? This is a common problem.?? The FireWire port will work with an external driver, but it won't let you import video from your video camera.?? Most people report this problem with Dell computer, but it does happen with other brands, even brand new computers.?? This problem is usually with the FireWire port that is built into the motherboard.The fix is simple:1. Install a FireWire card into one of the open slots in the computer2. Using the instructions above, set the drive to Legacy.3. Reboot the computer.4. Then connect the FireWire cable from the video camera, into the new FireWire port that you just added.NOTE:?? We have noticed that when Microsoft has issued certain updates, it can cause Windows 7 to switch back to use the original 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller driver.?? If you notice the FireWire device is transferring slowly or not working, then just repeat the above steps and reinstall the Legacy driver. ?? ?? The Fix for Windows 8 and 8.1 and for Windows 10In Windows 8 and 8.1, plus Windows 10,?? Microsoft left out the Legacy driver.?? Just go to??this page on the Microsoft Support page??and download the Legacy driver.?? Then follow the installing directions on that same support page.If you are running Windows 10, you will need to use the Windows 8 / 8.1 Legacy driver.?? So follow the same steps as Windows 8 / 8.1.Then??Reboot your computer.You will now be able to import video via the FireWire port on your computer.If you are still having a problem importing video after you have switched the FireWire driver to Legacy, then the problem may be with the FireWire port.?? This is a common problem.?? The FireWire port will work with an external driver, but it won't let you import video from your video camera.?? Most people report this problem with Dell computer, but it does happen with other brands, even brand new computers.?? This problem is usually with the FireWire port that is built into the motherboard.The fix is simple:1. Install a FireWire card into one of the open slots in the computer2. Using the instructions above, set the drive to Legacy.3. Reboot the computer.4. Then connect the FireWire cable from the video camera, into the new FireWire port that you just added.NOTE: We have noticed that when Microsoft has issued certain updates, it can cause Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 to switch back to use the original 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller driver.?? If you notice the FireWire device is transferring slowly or not working, then just repeat the above steps and reinstall the Legacy driver.