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This page is provided as a service to the mLAN (and other firewire audio) community in an attempt to document what firewire cards work for professional audio and what don't.
Many firewire chipsets appear to take shortcuts or do not adhere to the standards properly, particularly when it comes to Isynchronous Channels.
If you have any updates to the firewire cards on this page, or know of some firewire cards that we've missed, please use the contact us form, to let us know, and we'll update the table.
| Card | Chipset/Card ID | Form | ISOC Channels | Does it Work? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptec AFW4300 | AGERE | PCI | 4? | Yes - though other chipsets may not work. |
| Adaptec AFW4300D | NEC | PCI | 4 | Yes |
| Belkin F5U501-APL | AGERE FW323-05 | PCI? | 8 | Unknown |
| Belkin F5U502 | AGERE FW323-05 | PCI | 8 | Yes |
| D-Link DFW-500 | VIA VT6306 | PCI? | 8 | Unknown |
| IO-DATA 1394-PCI3 | VIA VT6306 | PCI? | 8 | Unknown |
| Logitec LHA-1394V | VIA VT6306 | PCI? | 8 | Unknown |
| MAXTOR 1394 PCIAdapterCard | AGERE FW323-04 | PCI? | 8 | Unknown |
| MELCO IFC-ILP4 | VIA VT6306 | PCI? | 8 | Unknown |
| SIIG NN300012 | VIA VT6306 | PCI | 8 | Yes |
| TEKRAM TR-1394W | AGERE FW323-05 | PCI? | 8 | Unknown |
| IO-DATA CB1394L | VIA VT6306 | PCI? | 8 | Unknown |
| LSI (Agere) FW 643 | ? | 8 | Unknown, but should work | |
| Unibrain Fireboard Red | VIA 6306 rev. 46 | PCI | 8 | Unknown |
| Unibrain Fireboard 800 | LSI | PCIe | 8? | Unknown |
| Unibrain Fireboard Blue | ? | PCI | 4 | Unknown |
| SUNIX FWB3100 | TI | 64bit PCI | Unknown (Probably 4) | Unknown |
| SUNIX FWB3110 | TI | 64bit PCI | Unknown (Probably 4) | Unknown (S400 & S800) |
| SUNIX FWB2010G | LSI FW323 | 32bit PCI | Unknown (Probably 8) | Unknown (S400) |
| SUNIX FWA3010G | LSI FW323 | 32bit PCI | Unknown (Probably 8) | Unknown (S400) |
| SUNIX FWA3010GP | LSI FW323 | 32bit PCI | Unknown (Probably 8) | Unknown (S400) Powered version of the card above |
| SUNIX FWA3010GL | LSI FW323 | 32bit PCI | Unknown (Probably 8) | Unknown (S400) Low profile version of above card |
| SUNIX FWA3414G | LSI FW533 | PCIe | Unknown (Probably 8) | Unknown (S400) |
| SUNIX FWB3414G | LSI FW643 | PCIe | Unknown (probably 8) | Unknown (S800 +S400) |
| SUNIX FWB3414 | TI XIO2000, TSB81BA3, TSB82AA2 | PCIe | Unknown (Probably 4) | Unknown (S800 + S400) |
| SUNIX FWA2414 | TI XIO2200 | PCIe | Unknown (Probably 4) | Unknown (S400) |
| Card | Chipset/Card ID | Form | ISOC Channels | Does it Work? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptec AFW1430 |
Procomps - In Driver Setup NEC - In Device Manager | PCMCIA | 4 | Yes |
| Adaptec AFW1430A | TI | PCMCIA | 4 | Unknown |
| Belkin F5U505 | TI XIO2200 | Express Card 34 | 4 | Yes |
| Belkin F5U514 | Unknown | Express Card 34 | Unknown | Unknown |
| SIIG NN-EC2812-S1 | Unknown | Express Card 54 | Unknown | Unknown |
| SIIG NN-EC2012-S1 | Unknown | Express Card 34 | Unknown | Unknown |
| SIIG NN-000042-S1 | Unknown | Express Card 34 | Unknown | Unknown (FW800) |
| SYBA SD-EXPC34-2F | TI XIO2200 | Express Card 34 | Unknown (probably 4) | Unknown |
| Xterasys E94A | Unknown | Express Card 54 | Unknown | Unknown - potential issues with Core 2 Processors |
| Startech.com EC13942 | Unknown | Express Card 34 | Unknown | Unknown |
| SIIG NN-EC2822-S1 | Unknown | Express Card 34 | Unknown | No S400 Port |
| ATEN PC220 | ATEN - in Driver Setup | PCMCIA | 4 | No |
| SUNIX ECB2400G | LSI PCI-Express | Express Card 34 | 8 | Yes on Vista. Yes on XP with <a href=http://godlike.com.au/fileadmin/downloads/mlan/SunixECB2400GmLAN.zip">this driver</a> |
| SUNIX ECB2400 | TI XIO2000, TSB81BA3, TSB82AA2 | Express Card 34 | Unknown (Probably 4) | Unknown (FW800) |
| SUNIX ECF2400 | Unknown | Express Card 34 | Unknown | Unknown |
| SUNIX CBF3100 | TI TSB81BA3 (PHY) & TSB82AA2 (LYNX) | Cardbus | Unknown | Unknown (S800 and S400 ports) |
| SUNIX CBF3000 | VIA VT6306 | Cardbus | Unknown (Probably 8) | Unknown |
| SUNIX CBF2000 | VIA VT6306 | Cardbus | Unknown (Probably 8) | Unknown |
| SUNIX CBF2000A | Agrere FX323 | Cardbus | (Unknown (Probably 8) | Unknown |
| Best Connectivity PCMC-EX34-2F | TI XIO2200 | Express Card 34 | 4 | Yes |
| Computer | Chipset/Card ID | Form | ISOC Channels | Does it Work? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Versa P8100 |
Texas Instruments - In Device Manager MITAC - In Driver Setup | On board | 4 | No |
| NEC Versa M540 | VIA - In Device Manager | On board | 4 | No |
| Fujitsu E8410 | Fujitsu - In Driver Setup | On board | 8 | No - regular click about twice a second |
| Gigabyte K8NF9 Ultra | TI 1394b | On board | 4 | Yes |
| ASUS P5K3 Deluxe Wifi/AP | Agere FW322 | On board | 8 | Yes |
| Dell Studio 15 | ? | On Board | ? | No |
| ASUS P5Q Pro Motherboard | ? | On Board | 8 | Yes |
| HP DV5-1138tx | JMicron, 197b Device 2380 | On Board | 4 | Yes |