1394 Header pin-out

If you're asking if a Dell OptiPlex 7010 USFF will support Firewire the answer is No...Unless you purchase and install a Firewire card

The OptiPlex 7010 USFF has the following external connections:

• Front Panel: one microphone connector and one headphone connector
• Back Panel: one line-out connector and one line-in/microphone connector
• Network Adapter: one RJ45 connector
• Serial: one 9-pin connector; 16550 C compatible
• USB 3.0: Back Panel - 2
• USB 3.0: Back Panel - 2
• Video: 15-pin VGA connector
• 20-pin DisplayPort connectors - 2

I don't recommend any USB to Firewire convertors but if you can find a Firewire Convertor PCI Express Card you can try installing it but remember the USFF has only one Mini PCI Express 52-pin connector, I've highlighted a possible product. It allows for Firewire 800 speeds. The included optional internal Molex power connection is only required if your Firewire device doesn't have its own power adapter

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOXCONN-RS780M03G1-8EKRS2HM0D-DDR2-HDMI-PCI-MOTHERBOARD-/250896178535

1) http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/Shared/4006272R/4006272Rnv.shtml

2) Product Views;

http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/Shared/4006272R/4006272Rtc.shtml


B - Processor Core Power Connector;
is the connector on the motherboard for the 4-pin ATX +12 Volt power cable.
Located close the motherboard top edge, left side. Yellowish 4-socket hole square connector.
General example of connector, and power cable,

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#atx12v4

2) D - CPU Fan Connector,
The Processor fan connector is white in color, 3-pin, and above the processor socket.

3) F - Main Power Connector,
The 24-pin ATX main power cable connector on the motherboard, is to the Right of the Ram Memory slots

4) N - Front Audio Connector, (Front Panel audio ports)
Red in color, 9-pin header, and is located below the white No.2 PCI slot, at the bottom of the motherboard.

5) P - System Fan Connector, (System Fan = Computer case fan)
White in color, 3-pin header, located below the No.2 PCI slot, at the bottom of the motherboard.

6) Q - IEEE 1394 Connector,
For the front panel Firewire (1394) ports.
Black in color, 9-pin header, located at the bottom right corner, of the white No.2 PCI slot

7) R - USB Connectors, ( Front Panel USB ports )
F_USB 1 through F_USB4.
Located at the bottom of the motherboard, and these four separate headers support TWO USB ports each. Yellow in color.

8) S - Front Panel Connector,
located at Bottom/Right corner of motherboard.

Pin 9 is N/C also.
Not Connected. Used for +5 Volt power for the factory.

For additional questions please post in a Comment.

Regards,
joecoolvette

Your reader/writer is set up for use on 2 USB ports (hence the 9 pin connector), one port for the reader and one for the externak USB port. This has nothing to do with the port version. The long and short of it is you need a card with a matching internal header. NEVER break off a pin! Some of these headers have reversed connectons so you probably broke of one of the data pins and runed that header's ability. Typically the readers like you have come with several cables, so that they can match the headers you have available. Older motherboards and add on USB cards did not use standardized header configurations aas you seem to have found out. Your best bet at this point is contact the manufacturer of the reader and find out what brand of add on USB cards they recommend and go with that. AND AGAIN NEVER REMOVE ANY PINS FROM A HEADER !!!

Looking in the net I found someone running an E8500 on this board so I guess an E8400 will work fine.

tell me the model of ur gateway laptop if u have firewire port 1394 on ur laptop u can easily connect thru cable u have to buy it separately u can go for generic one no need for an expensive branded one just check the connector type on both sides is it 4 pins or 8 pins pls let me know with details ur cam have firewire port i know but ur laptop i am not sure abt it pls tell me the model of laptop

if u dont have 1394 port on laptop then u have to buy a express card which have firewire 1394 connector or pcmcia card i dont know which card ur laptop supports after u tell me the model i can help

pls rate me for my help

Yeh dont plug it into a USB header...

yes if you buy a PCI firewire card they will have 1 or 2 headers on the card so you can fit your front Firewire port to it...
[Belkin cards 99% of the time have headers on the card]

Let me know...
Matt

Hi..
there is no such converter..
those pins should connected to ur mother board only...
once check ur bios settings..

or
use external usb hub..so u can get multiple usb ports that u need...

There isn't one on the back panel. You must connect the USB/1394 bracket that's included with the board to an empty slot on the rear of the computer and hook up its connectors INSIDE the computer to the appropriate headers on the motherboard: the purple firewire connector would connect to the purple header (DUH!) on the RIGHT in the pic below, it's a DOUBLE firewire header and it's the only place this bracket will fit. The yellow USB connector would go to any open USB header on the board (guess what color...) Very simple, really.



Optionally if your computer case has a built-in firewire port on the FRONT panel, as most do nowadays, you can connect that to the appropriate header on the board using the already-installed cable that's connected to that front firewire port (connect this one to the purple header on the LEFT, it's just a SINGLE firewire port.)
However, this header's pins will NOT match up properly with almost all case's front-panel firewire connectors. You would most likely have to switch around 2 or 3 of the little wires that go into the connector so that it matches the motherboard's pin-out.

It's clearly labled in the manual for the board, and isn't really all that difficult to switch the wires around, but I would recommend just going with the first option and connect the included bracket to the back since it was designed to go with this board and requires no modification.

Well, installing an internal card reader without a spot on the motherboard, is a little hard to do. I would suggest buying an external card reader. They are a little cheaper, and a lot easier to setup and use, since they just connect to a USB port which all computers have.

sounds not,  some of the older systems only have 1.1, Usb 2 is not all that old (about 2-3 years).
you can upgrade to USB2 bu adding a USB2 PCI card to your system, this would give you some ports on the back and it may be possible to link the ports on the front to the new PCI card to upgrade those as well (depending on how they are connected to the mobo)
you can get USB2 cards with a Pin header which would allow for a pin block connection.