IOGear FireWire 800 GIC3800 GIC3800 GIC3800 manual

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  • Page 1

    Fir eWir e ® 800 PCI Car d GIC3800 Quick Start Guide Read this guide thoroughly and f ollow the installation and operation procedures carefully to pre vent an y damage to the unit and/or any of the de vices it connects to . GIC3800 package contains: 1 FireWire ® 800 PCI card 1 FireWire ® 800 9-pin to 6-pin cable 1 Quick Start Guide 1 Warr anty/R[...]

  • Page 2

    Congr atulations on purchasing your IOGEAR FireWire ® 800 PCI Card! Y ou'll soon be prepared f or the lightning-fast speed and incredib le bandwidth that FireWire ® 800 is car ving a reputation f or . Get y our FireWire ® 800 compatible digital camcorder , camera, hard driv e and e v er ything else ready; soon after f ollowing these simple [...]

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    2. Har dware Requirements & Features Minim um System Requirements • Apple P ow erMac G3 Blue-and-White (Y osemite) or later • Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later • A vailab le 64-bit PCI Slot Pr oduct Features • 800Mbps data throughput • Suppor ts 100/200/400/800 Mbps FireWire connections* • A utomatically detects and switches to the highest s[...]

  • Page 4

    Step. 1 3. Installing the FireWire ® 800 PCI Card Step. 3 Unplug all the cab les from the computer , e xcept the pow er cord. Step. 4 Lift the latch on the side of y our P ow erMac. Shut down y our computer • In Mac OS X, choose Shut Down from the Apple men u. W arning! - Alwa ys shut down y our P ow er Mac G4 bef ore opening it to av oid damagi[...]

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    Step. 5 Gently low er the side of the P ow erMac. Step. 7 Use a non-magnetic scre wdr iv er to unscrew and remo ve the PCI slot's metal co ver . Step. 6 Locate an open PCI slot within y our P ow erMac.[...]

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    Install the loc king-screw to secure the IOGEAR FireWire ® 800 PCI Card into the P ow erMac, then close the P ow erMac case. Step. 8 Slide the IOGEAR FireWire ® 800 PCI Card into the open PCI slot. Step. 9 Example of a properly installed PCI card.[...]

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    4. Specifications Cab le Connector Three 9-pin IEEE 1394b connectors PCI Connection 64 bit slot Data T ransf er Rate 100/200/400/800 Mbps OS Suppor t Mac OS X 10.2.5 or higher Complies with IEEE 1394b FCC , CE 5-45° C 0-50° C 0-80% RH 0.2 lbs. Standard Compliant Cer tifications Operating T emperature Storage T emperature Humidity W eight Step. 10[...]

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    5. Radio and TV Interference This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful interf erence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequen[...]