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i built a Ryzen system on this board ASRock AB350m Pro4, relevant stats:
>Rear Panel: - 1 x USB 3.0 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection)
> 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*
> 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)
I have a graphics card hooked up to the center PCI E port (I think this is the 3.0) and so the above listed PCIE 2.0 port is the only free one (the third PCI E port is occupied by a wifi card).
I need a FireWire port for this computer for audio production. Highest speed possible is best of course, hence me trying to find a PCI E card for the board and not a USB Type-C connector. The two FW cards I've bought have not fit and I'm not sure why; they seem to be either 'backwards' or just the wrong PCI E fit?
I can't figure out why, so I'm asking for either some explanation of what I'm looking for, or if you're just feeling really friendly today just direct me to a FW card that will fit this mobo. And yeah, I've tried to research PCI E terminology but I haven't found anything that could explain it to me like I'm 5 so here I am. Hunted around Reddit pc builders, pcpartpicker builds, and lots of other places, have gotten nowhere.
Alternatively, would a USB Type-C to FW adapter work just as well? I'm not even sure this is possible (I think I've heard of USB 3.1-FW adapters, but I can't find one for TypeC-FW).
Thanks to anyone who is kind enough to help.
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I'm not surprised you're unable to find cables or anything for shit as deprecated as FireWire.
Link the FW board you're trying to use,
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>>336575
If they're "backwards", you got a PCI one instead of a PCIe one.
Just get a USB3 one. Firewire is ancient; there's no reason to get a faster interface than USB3, because firewire isn't faster than USB3.
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>>336603
Yeah FW equipment is sometimes cheap though and worked with my last system (Mac) which is how I ended up with it.
linking the two I've tried:
https://www.amazon.com/SIENOC-IEEE-1394a-FireWire-Adapter/dp/B01M9FWXGN/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VGR6OO/
>>336676
perhaps that's what it was?
USB 3 Type C is plenty fast and if it's faster than FW I should be safe going that route...if I can find an adapter, which I haven't been able to. Looked at all the majors (Amazon, Newegg, B&H) as well as general google searches have got me nothing. Am I just blindly fumbling over them somewhere?
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>>336692
Yeah, they don't seem to exist anymore, do they.
Try this card: http://cgi.ebay.com/252677927813
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>>336692
You misunderstood. FireWire has max speed it can transfer. Theres no reason to use a type-c port because you're not getting any advantage nor does it seem like you're getting anywhere trying to even find a converter
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>>336741
https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=28545643&sid=c1a68e017a9d20dfeb5973347ea321ce#p28545643
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4958409?tstart=0nn.com/
these posts suggest that USB simply can not work with FW directly, which would explain why I can't find any adapters.
So, to cards only it is!
>>336712
I think this might work because that first section of the PCB that juts out to fit into the mobo is much thinner than the ones I've found, which has been the most obvious problem. In this one it's missing the gold-colored connections and is therefore presumably there for support to fit into the PCI E slot I have on my mobo. Many thanks, I'll be grabbing one of these.
Bonus question: what is the distinction in descriptions of the cards/PCI slots that I've been totally missing? Assuming this new suggestion will work, what should've tipped me off to it versus the ones I already bought and returned? Trying to learn! Thanks
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