Help with ports

[rhcp]

Hey, I have a crap MDG pc, well its not too bad, 2.8 ghz p 4, and 80 gig hd, 512 mb ram, but it has a integrated sound card and video card, and it doesn't have any firewire ports. WOuld i be able to upgrade the sound and video cards and get firewire ports put in?

[rfdrfd]

You wont have to upgarde any video/sound cards to add Firewire ports.

Look inside on the motherboard, see if you have any empty slots. I bet you will have some.

Then buy a Firewire port PCI card and stick it in. Something like this:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=196089&CatId=510

http://images.tigerdirect.ca/skuimages/large/U10-2824.jpg

[wiggy]

Hey, I have a crap MDG pc, well its not too bad, 2.8 ghz p 4, and 80 gig hd, 512 mb ram, but it has a integrated sound card and video card, and it doesn't have any firewire ports. WOuld i be able to upgrade the sound and video cards and get firewire ports put in?

Yup. Disable the sound and video in the BIOS and stick in whatever you want for a video or sound card. Same with firewire, just add an expansion card.

[thrifty1]

i agree with the others...this said, ,shop around at "other" stores if you want to save a bit of money

just a thought

good luck

[Madcatmk2]

I need to know which motherboard you have.
Any instructions manual or can you take a picture of inside your pc please?
You could also use Everest (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html) then check motherboard,motherboard, motherboard name.

[rhcp]

I need to know which motherboard you have.
Any instructions manual or can you take a picture of inside your pc please?
You could also use Everest (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html) then check motherboard,motherboard, motherboard name.

I know what kind of motherboard it is using system information, and most MDG and DELL pcs are acutally named after their motherboards, if I'm correct. It is the Intel D845GVS1, i think.

[akito925]

all motherboards should have at least 1 fireware ports on the motherboard.. you just have to get thoses pci cards that connect the ports on the motherboard..

if not.. but a sb audigy sound card. it has 1 fireware port build onto the sound card...