spare PCI slot

[Status92]

I am thinking of installing a firewire card ( so I can transfer my DV camcorder tapes to PC).

There appears a spare slot at the back of the PC. Would there be a PCI slot available via the motherboard?

Many thanks

[banhien]

@Status92 

What is your HP Pavilion 570- ??? For example  HP Pavilion 570-p081a , its specs

          https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c05540141

The above machine only has

• Expansion Slots:
  • One PCI-E x16 socket                   (occupied by GTX 730)
  • One M.2 socket 1, key A              (for WLAN)
  • One M.2 socket 3, key M             (for M.2 SSD)

No other PCI slot for adding Firewire port. People are talking about USB options, please try

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXabtqtMMIE

Regards.

[Status92]

Many thanks for your reply, Banhien.

I cannot find details of the model number of my Pavilion 570 which was bought online from a major UK retailer.All it says on the invoice is

HP Pavilion 570 Desktop PC, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 2TB, AMD Radeon R5, Natural Silver

Where would I be able to find the model number? There appears to be only the serial number at the back of the tower so I probably will have to ask HP.

Despite a spare slot, it looks very unlikely that there is  PCI capability for a firewire card.

I have tried the USB route already, having used a

ClimaxDigital VCAP302 USB 2.0 VHS to DVD Video Capture/Converter/DVD Maker Kit

but I seem to get reduced image quality after the DV tape transfer from my Sony TRV14E Handycam. As firewire is now no longer an option, I may need to consider getting another brand of capture/converter( using a USB)........

[banhien · Accepted solution]

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@Status92 wrote:

Many thanks for your reply, Banhien.

I cannot find details of the model number of my Pavilion 570 which was bought online from a major UK retailer.All it says on the invoice is

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but I seem to get reduced image quality after the DV tape transfer from my Sony TRV14E Handycam. As firewire is now no longer an option, I may need to consider getting another brand of capture/converter( using a USB)........

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@Status92 

HP Support Assistant (HPSA) software should tell you what is the model/product of your machine is . My machines for example:

         

I converted many VHS tapes and my old Canon MMX250i DV tapes to MP4. We won't expect to get good results because many mp4 files now have FHD, UHD (4K) even 8K, 12K resolution but VHS and may be DV tapes are no better than DVD standard resolution. Hope this makes sense.

Regards.