Recommendations Please for a PCI card w/ two USB 2 Ports and FireWaire Ports

Hi, I just bought my first digital camera and I need a PCI card to upgrade
my Dell 8200 PC to USB2 and Firewire
until I build a new PC in a few months. USB2 will be used with high speed
xD card reader and Firewire will be used for external HDD.
I stopped by Best Buy and CompUSA but didn't want to spend $79.95 for a
Belkin USB2 & FireWire
PCI card. Also need a card reader for Olympus xD memory cards or a multiple
format card reader including
Olympus xD cards.

Thanks,

Mike

 

If you have two PCI slots open, a Firewire card + a USB card are far
less expensive than that.
Here's a combo card for under $25:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=2759792/search=usb+firewire+card/skd=1

 

"http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=CRD10187"
"http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=ACC10839"

 

There are also combination floppy drives/card readers if there are no
free open 3.5" drive bays, though I haven't seen one that supports xD.

I prefer having the card reader built in as it's good to reduce cable
clutter, and separate devices all over the desk.

 

lol...Randall has to protect his mac because it's inferior.

 

Randall Ainsworth blurted this out on Monday 2/20/2006

Everything.... Þ

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That's all,


"Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get
you"

< Colin Sautar >

 

We do understand and feel sorry about your inferior feeling toward your
crappy mac. let us pray and hope you see the light.

 

Wow. That was helpful.
Par for the course.
Do you get nosebleeds way up there?

 

In case you missed it, even Apple has seen the error if its ways, and
switched to Intel.

 

Actually, the reason Randall uses a Mac is to protect himself,
because *he* is inferior. <g>

 

I ordered that card today.

Mike

 

My PC is ok, it's a Dell 1.7gh, 512mb rdram, xp pro. For now I'm going to
get an external hdd w/ usb-firewire
and a combo card reader including xD. This combo will hold me for another 4
months or so.

Mike

 

I ordered it today.

Mike

 

That's a nice piece, but I already ordered and intewrnal card with ports on
the the rear of the pc.

Mike

 

If my PC didn;t have rdram I'd be interested in upgrading it.

Mike

 

I bought an external ard reader that includes xD.

Mike

 

Hi Mat, I ordered the ZoneT, model # ZUC2400,
hopefully it'll PnP w/ the XP Pro OS.

Mike

 

I ordered it.

Mike

 

The OS should recognize the firewire without problem. As for USB ports,
you have to go to control panel/system/hardware/device driver and select
the USB port and choose UPDATE. As long as you have SP2 installed, it
should update the USB driver to v.2.

 

Fine!
Of course, I was only showing that as an example.
Do I get a finder's fee?