
PCI Express FireWire 
1394-A Card 
User Manual 
DS-30201-5 
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Features and Benefits 
 Compliant with 1394 Open HCI Specification 
v1.0 and v1.1 
 Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.1  
 Compliant with Physical Layer services as defined in  
IEEE Std 1394a-2000 
 Supports PCI-Bus Power Management interface 
Specification R1.1 
 Provides three cable ports at 100/200/400Mbps  
 32-bit DMA channels for physical memory read/write  
 External 2x1394a, 1x1394mini port (share port)  
 On-chip isochronous and asynchronous receive and 
transmit FIFOs for packets(2K for general receive plus  
2K for isochronous transmit plus 2K for asynchronous 
transmit) 
Package Content: 
 1 x PCI Express Card, Firewire 1394a (2+1 ports)  
 1 x Firewire 400 connection cable, 4pin/M - 6pin/M, 0.7m  
 1 x Low profile bracket  
 1 x Manual 
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Hardware Description 
Bus Interface 
 PCI-Express x 1 Connector 
 2x 1394-A 
 1x 1394 mini 
System Requirements 
Windows 98se/me/2000/sever 2003/Vista/sever 
2007/Win7/Win8/Win10/Mac 
Hardware Installation 
1. Turn Off the power to your computer. 
2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s 
cover. 
3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCIe slot. 
4. To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus 
connector with the selected PCIe slot on the 
motherboard. Push the board down firmly. 
5. Connect the system power source to the board’s power 
connector. 
6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the 
card. 
7. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power 
cord. 
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Driver Installation 
  No driver is required for this product. 
  Windows® 2000/XP/2003/Vista /Win7/Win8/Win10 
will automatically detect and install the correct driver 
for the FireWire 3-Port PCI Card. 
Hereby Assmann Electronic GmbH, declares that the Declaration of Conformity 
is part of the shipping content. If the Declaration of Conformity is missing, you 
can request it by post under the below mentioned manufacturer address.  
Par la présente, Assmann Electronic GmbH certifie que le produit contient la 
déclaration de conformité. Si la déclaration de conformité est manquante, vous 
pouvez la demander par post à l´adresse du fabricant ci-dessous: 
www.assmann.com 
Assmann Electronic GmbH 
Auf dem Schüffel 3 
58513 Lüdenscheid 
Germany 
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