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With the Adaptec FireConnect 8300, you can replace your old FireWire card without replacing any cables or devices. The card has two 9-pin FireWire 800 ports for today's fastest peripherals and one 6-pin legacy port to support FireWire 400 devices. The OHCI-compliant 1394/FireWire host adapter for PC and Macintosh systems provides plug-and-play connectivity for FireWire devices such as hard drives, CD-RWs, scanners and camcorders. The card provides isochronous data transmission for digital video. Connect up to 63 daisy-chained external FireWire 800/1394/i.Link devices with transmission rates of up to 800Mbits/sec - equivalent to 100Mbytes/sec.