How to connect a PCI or PCIe card to a laptop? (www.startech.com)

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I'd like to be able to connect a PCI or PCIe to FireWire expansion card to my laptop on the outside in order to be able to connect six pin IEEE 1394a connectors to it. I'm digitizing Mini DV cassettes. Is this even feasible?

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[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 5 points 23 hours ago

PCI or PCIe? They are different, so make sure you get the right thing.

PCIe thunderbolt cards can be found on aliexpress for $70-100 AUD.

I have this one:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLsmPzv

You need to have a thunderbolt port (not the same thing as USB, check your device specs), and you need a power supply, I use an old PC power supply.

[-] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 15 hours ago

Thanks for pointing that out! 🙏💦

This looks promising indeed! And I also have a spare PSU.

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago

The one I got even came with a motherboard 24 pin adapter to turn on the ATX PSU, so I was very happy with that. The manual is Chinese only, but the only real gotcha was that there is two USBC ports, you want to use the one on the far side of the power connectors, thats the thunderbolt port.

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 20 hours ago

You can also get fully nice enclosures used for the cost of the graphics card inside. I bought an enclosure + GT 1030 and sold the 1030 for the cost of buying the whole thing.