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These have a VIA chipset, as do most of the other inexpensive ... unscrew the metal backplate to get them to fit).. Didn't think Firewire PCI cards would be so problematic in this day and age.
Via, for one, has already started offering some USB 2.0 products USB was expected to get a push from Intel after the chipmaker's decision in 1998 to exclude FireWire in its chipsets. The company ...
BR><BR>As far as I can tell there are chipsets from TI (TSB43AA82(A)), NEC (7287x), Lucent/Agere (FW323), VIA (VT6306) and Opti. The TI chipset seems to have a very good reputation. The NEC issue ...
Motherboards based on Hammer chipsets from Via and rivals Silicon Integrated ... USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 (also known as FireWire or i.Link). The former is discrete and the latter is integrated.
Panther/FireWire drive issue: more firmware updates; public statements, frequently asked questions; more ...
Hard drive maker LaCie today announced the availability of a 75GB external FireWire-based hard drive, which it says is the industry’s largest FireWire drive. The drive is plug-and-play ...
Since mid-2001, manufacturers have gradually been releasing devices that connect to PCs via USB 2.0 ports ... to PCs because of the Intel chipsets and FireWire becoming the main standard for ...
Apple Computer Inc. said last week that they had identified an issue with the Oxford Semiconductor 922 chipset used in FireWire 800 hard drives and were working to fix the issue. While Apple ...
USB 2.0 has got off to a slow start, but Intel chipsets will soon support it and this will put it ahead of FireWire as a standard for connecting peripherals, argues Maggie Williams. According to ...
Agere is offering a new Firewire chipset that doubles the speed of its previous offering. The chipset can move data at up to 800 megabits per second, per the IEEE 1394B standard, and is intended to ...
Years ago, it wasn't that uncommon for new computers or notebooks running Windows to have a FireWire port but as the years went by Mac computers are the only brand that really continued to support ...
Supporters of 1394, also known as FireWire, say the improvements will enable designers to increase design functionality, while simplifying architecture and reducing costs. The new chipset, which will ...