Re: No firewire physical ports

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On 27/01/2006 "Jonny" <spamyourself@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Getting a motherboard with onboard firewire. Only has pinouts at two
>locations on the motherboard for firewire. One location is the standard 5X2
>block. This gives me one physical port. The other is a 8X2 block, which
>will provide two physical ports.
>
>Found the stand 5X2 at frontx.com By the time I add the two USB ports, and
>the one firewire; I will have a very expensive front panel for such.
>
>The internal firewire connections do not use the commonly available external
>firewire cable connections at 6 or 4 type connector.
>
>I cannot find the 8X2 connector at all. I can't find a two port firewire
>panel with this connector. Rear type would be okay too for the firewire two
>port.
>
>I did find front panels with external type cable connector for connecting to
>rear out ports. I don't want to butcher cables to fit the internal
>connectors.
>
>Gimme some sites I might not have checked.
>.............
>Jonny
>
>

Check with the motherboard manufacturer first. They may already have a 2 port
Firewire rear bracket.

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