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‎11-04-2017 05:09 AM

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Product: Pavilion Notebook mod15au070na
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi, I have a Paviolion Notebook modle 15au070na and wondered if it has an express card slot so that I can use an express card to firewire adaptor.

 

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‎11-04-2017 06:05 AM

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Hello @TJ19

 

Express Card Slots went to the wayside several years ago in HP consumer laptops.

Here are the specs for your model. It does not have an Express Slot.

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-15-au000-notebook-pc-series/10862158/model/12237019...

 

If you are looking to connect an old firewire device, you would probably have better luck with a laptop that has a Thunderbolt port (also can be configured into some USB-c ports). Then get an adapter.

 

Apple has a T-Bolt to Firewire adapter available but they are not very common.

https://www.ebay.com/i/253240914298?rt=nc

 

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‎11-05-2017 03:56 AM

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Thank you for the reply, I have a Sony HDV-HD1000 camcorder and I am useing powerdirector15 to make my videos but it does not recognize my camcorder.

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‎11-05-2017 05:41 AM - edited ‎11-05-2017 05:48 AM

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Oh my. From what I've read, Firewire is the only way those old camcorders will transfer video anyway. Unfortunately Firewire has met its end of life several years ago.

 

I think you'll have to find a Thunderbolt enabled PC if you go new, then get an adapter. Or find an old PC with Firewire perhaps?  There are no passive adapters from USB to Firewire that I know of, that will work.

 

Sorry I cannot help much more than that.

There are a lot of specialty camcorder forums out there. I would look them up as they might have a better suggestion that we would here on HP.

 

Here are a couple...

http://www.avsforum.com/forum/161-camcorders/

https://forum.videohelp.com/

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‎11-06-2017 04:47 PM

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Thank you for your answers I will see what I can sort out.

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