Firewire 400 connection for pc?

Hello
I have an HP Pavilion HPE desktop pc and would like to know how I can connect up a Nikon Coolscan 8000ED scanner which needs a firewire 400 connection. I am not a techie. Can anyone tell me if this is possible and how I go about it please?
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Hi,
Many machines now don't have firewire connections except for some business machines including laptops. You don't supply what is the model of our "HP Pavilion HPE" but most likely it has few spare PCIe slots and you can use something like:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815166018
There are many around, 2 ports, 3 ports, 4 ports even 5 ports. Again, please check the model of your machine before go out to buy a card.
Regards.
BH
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