It is true that the Siig card will run without power but, since virtually everyone has spare molexes hanging off their power supplies (and the card comes with a splitter, anyway), why not power it up? It was, after all, designed to run that way. And who knows when you may want to connect a powered device through the other port?
On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Brett Gazdzinski < brett.gazdzin...@verizon.net> wrote: > I don't think you need to add power unless you are going to power a remote > device over the firewire cable. > My Roswell card has a power connector but I don't use it. > > Brett > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "William H. Fite" <omni...@gmail.com> > To: "Eric Lowell" <elow...@satnetmaine.com> > Cc: <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:50 PM > > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] AMD chip > > > Siig NN-E20012-S2 works perfectly. Have used two of them in two different >> computers. Does require power, though, through a standard Molex cable. >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Eric Lowell <elow...@satnetmaine.com>** >> wrote: >> >> I'd be interested to hear which PCI-e Firewire cards work. I've tried 2 >>> different cards in my PCI-e slot and neither worked reliably. >>> >>> Regards, Eric >>> >>> >>> On 12/20/2011 12:49 PM, Bob McGwier wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Warning to all! It is PCIe only. Get the recommended firewire!! >>>> >>>> ! >>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Phone >>>> >>>> -----Original message----- >>>> From: pierceday <pierce...@comcast.net> >>>> To: Alan NV8A <n...@charter.net>, FlexRadio Reflector < >>>> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz> >>>> Sent: Tue, Dec 20, 2011 15:27:10 GMT+00:00 >>>> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] AMD chip >>>> >>>> Thanks, Alan, but with all the good reports on the 400 buck >>>> Wallmartspecial, why bother to build? Planning a run today to see if >>>> they're stillin stock. >>>> >>>> Pierce W4ZDI >>>> >>>> -----Original Message-----From: Alan NV8A >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 10:19 AM >>>> To: FlexRadio Reflector >>>> Cc: pierceday >>>> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] AMD chip >>>> >>>> On 12/19/11 07:33 am, pierceday wrote: >>>> >>>> Several months ago someone (Neal?) wrote of a particular AMD chip and >>>> >>>>> board combination that was preferred over others for SDR computers. >>>>> >>>>> Could anyone help me out with that info? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> This is not the board that Neal recommended, but it is the "little >>>> brother" to the board I use with an AMD 965 quad-core CPU: >>>> >>>> Today (December 20) NewEgg has the Asus M4A88T-M motherboard for >>>> US$69.99 (with free shipping) by using the Promo code EMCJHHK33 at >>>> checkout: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/****Product.aspx?Item=**<http://www.newegg.com/Product/**Product.aspx?Item=**> >>>>> >>>> N82E16813131657&nm_mc=EMC-****IGNEFL122011&cm_mmc=EMC-** >>>> IGNEFL122011-_-EMC-122011-****Index-_-AMDMotherboards-_-**** >>>> 13131657-L0E<http://www.**newegg.com/Product/Product.** >>>> aspx?Item=N82E16813131657&nm_**mc=EMC-IGNEFL122011&cm_mmc=** >>>> EMC-IGNEFL122011-_-EMC-122011-**Index-_-AMDMotherboards-_-** >>>> 13131657-L0E<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131657&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL122011&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL122011-_-EMC-122011-Index-_-AMDMotherboards-_-13131657-L0E> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> That is a mini-ATX board. I am using the M4A88TD-V EVO, a "regular" ATX >>>> board, which has more expansion slots. 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