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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO T able of Contents User Manual page 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 4 2. Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card............................................................................ 5 1.[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO F oreword User Manual page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2011 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written conse[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO F oreword User Manual page 3 ✦ Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this de- vice. ✦ Read this User Manual carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. ✦ Do not attempt to disassemble or modify your PCI card. Never insert any metallic obje[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Introduction User Manual page 4 Quick Links 1. Introduction Thank you for your purchase of your new LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card! This FireWire IEEE 1394a PCI Host Controller card uses the most advanced, high-speed digital technology, low-cost and high bandwidth realtime (isochronous) data interfacing [...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Y our LaCie F ireWire 400 PCI Card User Manual page 5 1.1. Minimum System R equirements The LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card is compliant with the Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI), the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) and the USB Revision 2.0 specifications. IMPORTANT INFO: The format of thi[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Y our LaCie F ireWire 400 PCI Card User Manual page 6 2.2. View of the Card 1. Three FireWire 400 Ports – These ports are where you attach the FireWire 400 interface cables. 2.1. P ackage Content 1. LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card, Design by Sismo 2. Quick Install Guide 3. LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card Ut[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Y our LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 7 3. Installing Y our 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 o[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Y our LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 8 3.2. Inserting Y our LaCie PCI Card Required T ools ✦ 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, moni[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Y our 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 insta[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO F ireWire 400 Questions & Answers User Manual page 10 What is FireWire/IEEE 1394? A serial bus used to connect external computer and consumer electronic devices to computers and consumer electronic con- soles. What does IEEE 1394 mean? “1394” is an abbreviation of IEEE 1394, the name given to [...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 11 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[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 12 5.1. LaCie T echnical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (F[...]
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LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO W arranty Information User Manual page 13 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, re[...]