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Review on Ableconn PEX-FW107 Low Profile PCI Express (PCIe) Host Adapter Card - 3-Port 1394b & 1394a FireWire - TI XIO2213 Chipset by Dusty Oner

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Some trouble installing, but worked fine afterward

Like the other reviewer, this was the second FireWire adapter card I tried. I needed to connect a Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 audio interface to a new PC running Windows 10 version 1909. The first card I bought was a StarTech brand card from NewEgg that didn't work. After plugging this card into the PCIe x1_1 connector of my Asus Prime Z390-A motherboard, the system will not POST at first. I tried several BIOS settings (with the card removed) but nothing allowed the system to boot with this card installed. Finally I moved the card to another port and booted the system. I found that no BIOS settings needed to be changed from the defaults and that this adapter card only worked with PCIe x1 ports 2 or 3, not port 1. Fortunately, there were no more problems after that. I connected my audio interface, booted up the computer and it worked. No special drivers need to be installed. Overall a huge relief after struggling with a bad map from NewEgg and not initially posting my system with that map.

Pros
  • Quality build
Cons
  • Negative experience