StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express FireWire Card - 1394a Firewire - TI TSB82AA2 Chipset - Windows & Mac Compatible (PEX1394A2V2),Black

I built a new audio workstation for my step-dad to replace his 2008 iMac which was so slow it was impossible to do anything on it now. His main Audio interface still uses firewire. Most PC motherboards no longer come with firewire... dilemma... In comes this card.I had looked at others on here that are (alot!) cheaper, but the mixed reviews left me uncomfortable, I might have bought them and tried it if it was my PC but it wasn't, I paid the extra to get this, I'm glad I did.Recognized instantly by Windows 10 (latest Version Build 2004) I initially thought it didn't work but it was the Audio Interface that I needed to find the drivers for and install! This worked perfectly from the start. Discovered afterwards that most places recommend specifically getting firewire cards with the Texas Instruments (TI) chipset on them instead of the others, since all the other cards on here seem to be generic clones of the same card using a VIA chipset I chose this one.In the end I paid 3x the price of the generic clones but for peace of mind I'm glad I did, it works, my step dad is happy with his new computer, the audio is great. 5 stars.

I had some old home video recordings on mini DV tapes that I have never got round to backing up on disk. The only way I could copy these tapes was to play them on the Panasonic NV-DS99 on which they were originally recorded. Unfortunately the only method of connecting to the NV-DS99 is by using its' firewire socket. My previous PC used to have a firewire port, my current one doesn't. This product solved that problem. I placed my order on Sunday evening and received the delivery by late Monday afternoon.Within one hour I had installed the Firewire card in my Dell XPS 8930 running Windows 10 Home and plugged in the camcorder and switched it on. It was recognised immediately and I was able to start capturing video using the relatively old Roxio Creator, version 10.Absolutely no configuration or other downloads required. All my mini DV tapes are now backed up on disk. Perfect.

It all seems to work, but I had to google how to install this as it just arrived in an Amazon envelope in a plastic bag.It didn't say it was second hand, but with no box and no instructions I was a little wary as to whether or not it was new and if I should proceed or not - especially as I've never done this before.It's all fairly intuitive in the end, and the PC does recognise the card and all the drivers seem to be there.

It does work to connect legacy audio interfaces for windows. You have to follow a few steps from internet easy to search on how to install legacy drivers for the PCI port and for the legacy drive of your sound interface. Excellent.

Easy process to install in computer, turn on, Win 10 recognized it in Device Manager. (It may need to go find the (Legacy) drivers?) Also, as soon as my scanner was plugged in, recognized that too. And so far has worked without issue.I had tried one of the cheaper cards, which was not even recognized by the computer.While this one is quite a lot more expensive, it just worked!Don't waste your time with the cheaper cards!