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High-Speed, High-Bandwidth Ports for Fast Data Transfers

Allegro FW800 PCIe FireWire ports diagramDo you work with files stored on external hard drives? You may not be getting the maximum performance from them. Many drive enclosures feature a FireWire 800 (1394b) interface, which provides up to twice the data transfer speeds and bandwidth of FireWire 400 (1394a), both critical attributes when working with multimedia applications. Don’t settle for a slower connection and less than maximum performance; get a Sonnet Allegro™ FireWire 800 PCIe adapter to take advantage of the extra speed FireWire 800 offers!

Camcorder connected to Mac and PC with Allegro FW800 PCIe cardSonnet's Allegro FireWire 800 PCIe features the fastest PCI Express to FireWire 800 controller available, the Texas Instruments XIO2213B—combined with three full-bandwidth, powered 9-pin FireWire 800 ports, this card can easily satisfy the high-bandwidth demands of video and pro audio applications. This card also powers bus-powered external drives and audio interfaces, so there is no need to connect an external power brick to them. Offering plug and play simplicity(1), this card works in any PCI Express (PCIe) slot, supports all FireWire 800 and FireWire 400(2) peripherals, and features hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection with automatic device configuration.

Key Features

Simple way to add high-speed FireWire 800 ports to any compatible computer

Provides support for the fastest FireWire multimedia peripherals

Works in any PCIe slot

Plug-and-play simplicity(1)

Supports hot-swappable device connection. Plug in and disconnect peripherals without shutting off your computer

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Performance Graph

* Sonnet Allegro FireWire 800 PCIe tested against onboard FireWire 800 port and an older FireWire 800 adapter card, using 4GB transfers between a quad 2.66 GHz Mac Pro (running Mac OS X Version 10.5.8) and a 2-drive hardware RAID 0 array.


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Part No.  
FW800-E Discontinued
Hardware  
Warranty 2-year
Form factor PCIe computer card
Bus Interface PCI Express x1
Number of Ports 3 external
RoHS Compliant Yes
Package Contents
  • Allegro FireWire 800 PCIe Computer Card
  • Documentation
FireWire Support  
Standard IEEE 1394b compliant
Cables Supported 9-pin male FireWire 800 cables
Peripherals Supported Supports all industry standard FireWire 800 and FireWire 400(2) peripherals
Data Transfer Rate 800/400/200/100 Mbits/s
Number of Devices Supported Up to 63 (data only)
Hot Plug Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection
Chipset TI

 

Specifications subject to change without notice.

 

 

 

 

Mac Compatibility

Mac Pro® (with card slots)

Power Mac® G5 (with PCIe slots)

Xserve® (with PCIe slots)

OS X® 10.5.8+

macOS Mojave compatible

Windows Compatibility

PC desktop (with PCIe slots)

Windows® 10, 8, 7, Vista®(1), XP (SP2)(1)


Technical Notes

  1. Windows Vista and XP require installation of driver for FireWire 800 support.
  2. FireWire 400 support through FireWire 800 ports requires a FireWire 400-to-800 adapter or adapter cable.

 

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