Do I have a way to make my laptop work with FireWire or Thunderbolt connections?

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Do I have a way to make my laptop work with FireWire or Thunderbolt connections?

Do I have a way to make my laptop work with FireWire or Thunderbolt connections?

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levoyageur92
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07-05-2026, 06:47 AM

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I recently bought a FireWire audio interface and mixer but want to connect it to my desktop and also take it on the road. I need to plug this into my Acer laptop (model AN515-54) because the original setup won't work for travel. After reading about it, I found that M.2 PCIe risers can let me add a FireWire card to my laptop, or at least try that route. If that doesn't work out, I'm also thinking of using Thunderbolt 3 converters (maybe from Apple) to turn TB3 into TB2, and then use those as an extra step to get back to FireWire. Would anyone have any tips or suggestions? Please help!

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levoyageur92

07-05-2026, 06:47 AM #1

I recently bought a FireWire audio interface and mixer but want to connect it to my desktop and also take it on the road. I need to plug this into my Acer laptop (model AN515-54) because the original setup won't work for travel. After reading about it, I found that M.2 PCIe risers can let me add a FireWire card to my laptop, or at least try that route. If that doesn't work out, I'm also thinking of using Thunderbolt 3 converters (maybe from Apple) to turn TB3 into TB2, and then use those as an extra step to get back to FireWire. Would anyone have any tips or suggestions? Please help!