Firewire and USB

cybergomer · 08-05-2006, 05:55 PM

Okay this may sound stupid but I have an external DVD burner and when I talked to someone about using either the USB or the Firewire connection, the guy mentioned something about not being able to use both the USB and the Firewire on my computer.

Now is that true? or can I use both on my computer, meaning I have my keyboard/mouse run off USB and have my burner run off Firewire.

robina_80 · 08-05-2006, 06:05 PM

if your dvd ext drive has usb and firewire connection's you can either use one or the other
if you got firewire and usb built in your mobo or you got a pci usb or firewire card you should be fine

cybergomer · 08-05-2006, 07:09 PM

Right now all I have is USB built in to the mobo, so I'd be looking to put in a Firewire PCI card. And yes, the DVD burner is capable of either Firewire or USB.

Impr3ssiv3 · 08-06-2006, 09:08 AM

you would want to use firewire because of it being a lot faster than USB 2.0

i havent yet seen the speed but everyones told me and im sure it is

robina_80 · 08-06-2006, 01:59 PM

usb 2 is 480mbps
firewire 400mbps

**The_Other_One** · 08-06-2006, 04:56 PM

Firewire 400 benchmarks about 20% faster than USB2.0

08-05-2006, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
cybergomer Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 96	Firewire and USB Okay this may sound stupid but I have an external DVD burner and when I talked to someone about using either the USB or the Firewire connection, the guy mentioned something about not being able to use both the USB and the Firewire on my computer. Now is that true? or can I use both on my computer, meaning I have my keyboard/mouse run off USB and have my burner run off Firewire.

08-05-2006, 06:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 1,910	if your dvd ext drive has usb and firewire connection's you can either use one or the other if you got firewire and usb built in your mobo or you got a pci usb or firewire card you should be fine __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

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robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 1,910	usb 2 is 480mbps firewire 400mbps __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

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08-05-2006, 07:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
cybergomer Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 96	Right now all I have is USB built in to the mobo, so I'd be looking to put in a Firewire PCI card. And yes, the DVD burner is capable of either Firewire or USB.

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Impr3ssiv3 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,231	you would want to use firewire because of it being a lot faster than USB 2.0 i havent yet seen the speed but everyones told me and im sure it is

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