fire whire on my case but ho do you hook it up to motherboard.....?

[Coz1]

hi ive got a case with one fire whire port at the front but... i dont know were to attach it from the case to the mother board


this is the mother board




SpecificationsModel
Brand EPoX
Model EP-9NPAJ
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type Socket 939
CPU Type Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64
FSB 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge NVIDIA nForce4
Memory
Number of DDR Slots 4x 184pin DDR
DDR Standard DDR 400 (PC 3200)
Maximum Memory Supported 4GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes
Expansion Slots
AGP Slots None
PCI Express x16 1
PCI Express x1 3
PCI Slots 3
Storage Devices
PATA 2 x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
SATA 4 x SATA 150
Onboard Video
Integrated Video No
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC850
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset VIT8201 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
COM 1
LPT 1
USB 4x USB2.0
S/PDIF Out 1x Optical and 1x Coaxial
Audio Ports 6 jacks
Onboard USB
Onboard USB Connectors 6x USB2.0 (3x headers)
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"
Features
Features Support KBPO (Keyboard Power ON) function
Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
Onboard Post-Port LED display
Support CPU Over Heat protect
Support CPU, Chassis and Power FAN speed control

 

[lurkswithin]

You have to plug it in to a main jumper on the motherboard. Unfortunately, with the specs you gave, your mobo doesn't support it. (firewire = 1394)
You would have to buy an add-on card and then connect from the card to the front panel plug (if the card allows it) Some cards only give you the abillity to use it's own plug and no way to connect a lead to the front panel.

 

[Coz1]

oww

 

[CrossCech]

$15 on newegg.com. A card will typically have 2-3 ports on the back end and an additional one on the card itself that you can use to connect your front firewire port. So .... dont be sad It's an easy fix.

 

[Coz1]

ok hey thx umm one thing is newegg in american money? cus i live in canada soo

 

[CrossCech]

from what I hear then ... tigerdirect ships to canada. You could also check your local pc shop ... best buy or whatever you got up there.

What kind of end connection (plug-type) does your case firewire connection have on the end that would connect to your mobo? Here's an example of what I was talking about. This one even has USB as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...0 Combo PCI Card Model IOFLEX-PFU331 - Retail

 

[Coz1]

umm i don't know.... i havent bought the case yet but i might be a usb.

if this case says recumended for intel can it still be good for amd? this case is called the (Aspire X-Cruiser Mid-Tower Gaming Case) but i might go for the (Aspire X-Navigator) if the first one is no good

 

[AuBrEy Online]

Yeah, if it's good for Intel it'll be okay for AMD this is just a airflow thing.

I think NewEgg do ship to Canada!

On the case it'll have wire, known as jumpers.

Look at your mobo book for where they go!