Sonnet Allegro FW400 PCI Adapter Card

All the Right Connections
In need of FireWire connections for your high-speed DV camcorder, external CD, DVD, or hard drive drive enclosure? Don't worry about not having the right connections or not enough of them—bring your system up to speed with Sonnet's Allegro™ FW400 adapter card. This low-cost solution installs easily and instantly adds the connections you need to connect all your FireWire-based digital peripherals.

From shooting video to saving it for editing, FireWire offers exceptional speed for digital intensive work. Spend less time on slower USB transfer speeds and more time on being productive. Expand your computer and your possibilities all at the same time!

Simple Installation
Don't worry about cluttering your desk with additional hardware by adding a FireWire hub to your system. The Allegro FW 400 adds four FireWire ports (3 external, and one internal) to your computer. The Allegro FW400 easily installs into an available PCI slot of your computer and features hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection with automatic device configuration; no termination or device ID's required.

Key Benefits

Simple way to add four FireWire 400 ports to any compatible computer


Provides fast interface to download videos from your digital camcorder, transfer files to external drives, and more

Supports hot-swappable device connection—plug in and disconnect peripherals without shutting off your computer

Mac Compatibility

Power Mac G3 (Blue & White)(1) and Power Mac G4 (with PCI slots)

Power Mac G5 (with PCI or PCI-X slots)(2)

Mac OS® X Version 10.5, 10.4, or 10.3

Mac OS 9

Windows Compatibility

Pentium II class or higher PC (with PCI or PCI-X slots)

Windows Vista

Windows XP SP2

Warranty
1-year limited warranty

RoHS Compliant: Yes
Bus Interface: PCI
Peripherals Supported: Supports all industry standard FireWire 400 peripherals
Cables Supported: 6-pin male FireWire 400 cables

FireWire Support

Number of Ports: 4 (3 external + 1 internal)

Standard: IEEE 1394A compliant

Data Transfer Rate: 100/200/400 Mbits/s

Number of Devices Supported:
Up to 63 (data only)

Hot Plug:
Supports hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection

UPC#:
732311003547

MPN#:
FW400A