built-in firewire port not reccommended for use with pro tools on a b&w g3

[supernova777]

http://archive.digidesign.com/compato/os9/mix/bwg3.html

Firewire Drives:

Built-in Firewire ports on the Blue & White G3 are not recommended with firewire hard drives due to poor performance.

i wonder if the firewire modules are compatible between g4+ g3...
i mean could u just replace the firewire module itself with one from a scrapped g4 ??
(rather then take up a slot adding a firewire card)

i wonder which cards have firewire aswell as disk i/o .. sucks

[supernova777]

http://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro400.html
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/allegro800.html

i guess these are suitable replacements.. at the cost of a pci slot (1 of only 3..)

anyone know any other firewire addon cards suitable for a b&w g3?
i guess the sweet multiport .. if its compatible, also has firewire ports

[supernova777]

found this on ebay just now.. thats alot of ports!

[supernova777]

does anyone have any experience with generic firewire cards? do they work? or only work with X??

heres the other sonnet card i was looking for.. the tango
combination of usb2 + fw400
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tango_2.html

[supernova777]

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LaCie-PCI-Firewire400-card-for-Mac-PC-3-ext-and-1-int-port-107355-/380788959814?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item58a8ca6a46

heres a lacie card..
looks like its 64 bit +fw800