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StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Card vs StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 2 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Card:PCI Express x1
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:IDE/ATA
Package width
- 2 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Card:142 mm
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:165 mm
Package depth
- 2 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Card:175 mm
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:230 mm
Package height
- 2 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Card:30 mm
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:42 mm
Package weight
- 2 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Card:160 g
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:200 g

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Comparison of PEX1394A2, PEX2IDE
20 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express 1394a FireWire Card Model PEX1394A2 View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card Model PEX2IDE View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x1	IDE/ATA
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
ChipsetKnown for one	JMB381	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	142 mm	165 mm
Package depthDiffers	175 mm	230 mm
Package heightDiffers	30 mm	42 mm
Package weightDiffers	160 g	200 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	2 - FireWire 6 pin F	Unknown — not stated by the source

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