OWC Mercury FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Adapter Card

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OWC Mercury FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Adapter Card
Key Features
  • FireWire 800
  • 3-Port PCI Card
  • Up to 800Mb/s
  • Mac and PC
The Mercury FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Adapter Card from Other World Computing lets you add 3 FireWire 800 ports to your older Power Macintosh system, bringing it up to speed with the fastest FireWire interface available.
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OWC OWCPCIFW800P3 Overview

The Mercury FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Adapter Card from Other World Computing lets you add 3 FireWire 800 ports to your older Power Macintosh system, bringing it up to speed with the fastest FireWire interface available.

Up to 800Mb/s
Mercury FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Adapter Card has been tested at exceeding 63MB/s when using Mercury Elite Pro FireWire 800 hard drives. That's incredible speed!
Plug & Play Installation
Mercury FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Adapter Card is simple to install: with minimum hassle you can install this card into your system, no drivers necessary!
Backwards Compatibility
Mercury FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Adapter Card is fully compatible with FireWire 400 devices when used with a 9-pin to 6 or 4-pin cable.
Cable Length
FireWire 800 can have cables up to 330' long (100 m). That's a huge plus for some installations, where equipment needs to be remote located.
Compatible with the Power Macintosh G5
This card is fully compatible with the Power Macintosh G5 (all PCI and PCI-X versions)

OWC OWCPCIFW800P3 Specs

Interface
FireWire 800, backward compatible with FireWire 400 (converter cable required)
Ports
Three FireWire 800 (9-pin)
Maximum Data Rate
FireWire 800: 800Mb/s
FireWire 400: 400Mb/s
PCI Slots
PCI 2.2 compliant PCI slot, 33MHz / 64-bit recommended for best performance
System Requirements
Macintosh -
FireWire 800: Macintosh with 33MHz / 64-bit PCI slot. Power Macintosh Blue & White G3 or later, all AGP Power Macintosh G4 systems fully supported. Compatible with the Power Macintosh G5 with PCI or PCI-X Slots. FireWire 800 requires Mac OS X 10.2.3 or later, Mac OS X 10.2.5 or higher recommended. FireWire 800 is NOT supported under Mac OS 9
FireWire 400: Must use 9-pin to 6-pin adapter cable (not included). Macintosh with 33MHz / 32-bit PCI slot. FireWire 400 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later. If used in a 33MHz / 32-bit PCI slot, FireWire 400 speed will be maximum attainable.
Windows -
FireWire 800: Windows PC with 33MHz / 64-bit PCI slot. FireWire 800 requires Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP.
FireWire 400: Must use 9-pin to 6-pin adapter cable (not included). PC with 33MHz / 32-bit PCI slot. FireWire 400 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP. If used in a 33MHz / 32-bit PCI slot, FireWire 400 speed will be maximum attainable.
Temperature
Operating: 68-122°F (20-60°C)
Non-Operating: -40-149°F (-40-65°C)
Humidity
Operating: 20-80% RH (Non-condensing)
Non-Operating: 5-95% RH (Non-condensing)

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