Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
Firewire connection on them.
I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
Comments welcome.

Kenny

"Firewire" is a catchy name for a 1394 port. Plenty of them out there,
and no, adding a card doesn't invalidate a warranty.

Kenny wrote:

> Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
> Firewire connection on them.
> I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
> desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
> Comments welcome.
>
> Kenny
>
>

> Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
> Firewire connection on them.
> I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
> desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
> Comments welcome.

I find them on almost all newer motherboards.

"Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
> Firewire connection on them.
> I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
> desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.

Why do you think adding any compatible card to a new
desktop would invalidate its warranty?

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Adding hardware does not invalidate a warranty.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience & Security


"Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
> Firewire connection on them.
> I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
> desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
> Comments welcome.
>
> Kenny
>

Not sure about new PC's but many new DVD players etc. would have a paper
sticker covering the screw holes and if it's broken, meaning that someone
has opened it up, it can invalidate the warranty.

Kenny
"Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Adding hardware does not invalidate a warranty.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience & Security
>
>
> "Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
>> Firewire connection on them.
>> I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
>> desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
>> Comments welcome.
>>
>> Kenny
>>
>

That's a pretty lame computer maker that would have that much grip on its
product after it walks out the door. A company called A_ _ _ E comes to
mind! Not doing any competition bashing of course. Never!

"Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Not sure about new PC's but many new DVD players etc. would have a paper
> sticker covering the screw holes and if it's broken, meaning that someone
> has opened it up, it can invalidate the warranty.
>
> Kenny
> "Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Adding hardware does not invalidate a warranty.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience & Security
>>
>>
>> "Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
>>> Firewire connection on them.
>>> I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
>>> desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
>>> Comments welcome.
>>>
>>> Kenny
>>>
>>
>
>

You are worried about firewire, I am more worried about dial-up modems.
All DELL laptops come without modems for faxes etc while on Desktops you
need to pay extra £20 to get it fitted. This world is definitely going
backwards. Dial-up modems are very handy to send faxes from laptops and
pcs. Perhaps people don't send faxes anymore and instead just make do
with emails!!

Now I am really worried and renowned pigs are calling themselves bears.





Kenny wrote:

>Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
>Firewire connection on them.
>I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
>desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
>Comments welcome.
>
>Kenny
>
>
>
>

Inter Hagel wrote:
> That's a pretty lame computer maker that would have that much grip on
> its product after it walks out the door. A company called A_ _ _ E
> comes to mind! Not doing any competition bashing of course. Never!
>

A lot of computers come with a tag across the back of the case and the
side of the case that has to be broken to open the case. The reasoning
is that if you open the case they have no control on what you did. If
you built a computer for someone and guaranteed to fix it if it broke
you would want to make sure that the consumer did not disconnect or
break something while in the case or added a component that damaged
other parts.

> "Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Not sure about new PC's but many new DVD players etc. would have a
>> paper sticker covering the screw holes and if it's broken, meaning
>> that someone has opened it up, it can invalidate the warranty.
>>
>> Kenny
>> "Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Adding hardware does not invalidate a warranty.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows Desktop Experience & Security
>>>
>>>
>>> "Kenny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few
>>>> have Firewire connection on them.
>>>> I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a
>>>> new desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
>>>> Comments welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Kenny
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>

> You are worried about firewire, I am more worried about dial-up modems.
> All DELL laptops come without modems for faxes etc while on Desktops you
> need to pay extra £20 to get it fitted. This world is definitely going
> backwards. Dial-up modems are very handy to send faxes from laptops and
> pcs. Perhaps people don't send faxes anymore and instead just make do
> with emails!!

Agreed - modems are handy sometimes. But aren't USB modems cheap now?
Surely that's a good solution for those needing a modem?