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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Table of Contents
User Manual page 1
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1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 4
2. Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card............................................................................ 5
1.1. Minimum System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 5
2.1. Package Conten
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Foreword User Manual page 2 ✦ Reorient or relocate the receiving an- Copyrights FCC Statement: tenna. Copyright © 2011 LaCie. All rights re- LaCie PCI Card ✦ Increase the separation between the served. No part of this publication may be (FireWire 400) equipment and receiver. reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or Tested to comply with FCC ✦ Connect the equipment into an out- standards for home or of- transmitted in any form or by any means,
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Foreword User Manual page 3 This symbol on the product designed collection point for the recycling the environment. For more information or on its packaging indicates of waste electrical and electronic equip- about where you can drop off your waste that this product must not be ment. The separate collection and recy- equipment for recycling, please contact disposed of with your other cling of your waste equipment at the time your local city office
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Introduction User Manual page 4 1. Introduction Thank you for your purchase of your new LaCie FireWire 400 Your LaCie PCI Card Capabilities PCI Card! This FireWire IEEE 1394a PCI Host Controller card uses the most advanced, high-speed digital technology, low-cost ✦ IEEE 1394a compliant and high bandwidth realtime (isochronous) data interfacing be- ✦ Three external FireWire ports, one internal FireWire tween computers, computer peripherals and con
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card User Manual page 5 2. Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card 1.1. Minimum System Requirements The LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card is compliant with the Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI), the Enhanced Host Controller Windows Interface (EHCI) and the USB Revision 2.0 specifications. IMPORTANT INFO: The format of this card is not compat- ✦ Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, ible with PCI express slots, lapt
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© 2 0 0 8 L a C i e , a l l r i g h t s r LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card User Manual page 6 2.1. Package Content 2.2. View of the Card 1. LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card, Design by Sismo 1. Three FireWire 400 Ports – These ports are where you attach the FireWire 400 interface cables. 2. Quick Install Guide 3. LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card Utilities CD-ROM (includes User Manual) FireW ire 400 PCI Card User Manuals e s e r v e d . 7 1 2 5
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Your LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 7 3. Installing Your LaCie PCI Card 3.1. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) IMPORTANT INFO: During installation or removal, always hold your card by the anti-static gripping pad. Static electricity is an electric charge caused by an imbalance of electrons on the surface of a material. When you touch an object and are shocked, this is the transfer of the static charge or the balancing of your charge to th
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Your LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 8 3.2. Inserting Your LaCie PCI Card Bracket Required Tools LaCie PCI Card System frame ✦ Philips-head and/or flat-head screw driver ✦ Computer System Manual 1. Turn off your computer and disconnect all external periph- eral devices and cables, i.e. power cord, modem/fax line, monitor, etc. 2. Remove your computer’s cover. For most computers, several screws will need to be unseated before you can re
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Your LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 9 3.3. Driver Installation Windows Users There are no drivers to install for Windows 2000, 2003 Server, XP, and Vista. The LaCie FireWire PCI Card has the drivers built into the BIOS for these operating sys- tems. Mac Users There are no drivers to install. The LaCie FireWire PCI Card has the drivers built into the BIOS for the Mac OS.
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO FireWire 400 Questions & Answers User Manual page 10 4. FireWire 400 Questions & Answers What is FireWire/IEEE 1394? FireWire Cables and Connectors A serial bus used to connect external computer and consumer There are three different types of FireWire cables on the market: electronic devices to computers and consumer electronic con- 6-to-6-pin, 6-to4-pin and 4-to-4-pin. LaCie FireWire devices soles. are shipped with a certified 6- to-6-pin FireWire
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 11 5. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support ✦ Read the manual. ✦ Try to isolate the problem. If you still can’t get your LaCie PCI Card to work properly, con- tact us via the provided Web link. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand: ✦ Your card’s serial number ✦ Computer brand and model ✦ Oper
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 12 5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong LaCie Australia Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium LaCie Canada Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Français) http://www.lacie.com/caen/contact/ (English) LaCie Denmark LaCie Finland Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.la
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Warranty Information User Manual page 13 6. Warranty Information LaCie warrants your PCI card against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its option, repair or replace the defective PCI card. This warranty is void if: ✦ The card was operated/stored in abnormal use or mainte- na
