Lacie FIREWIRE 800 PCI CARD User Manual

LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card
User’s Manual

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Copyrights

Copyright © 2003 LaCie. All rights reserved. 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 consent of LaCie.

Trademarks

Apple, Mac, Macintosh and FireWire are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Sony and iLink are registered
trademarks of Sony Electronics. Microsoft, Windows 98SE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000 and Windows XP
are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their
respective owners.

Changes

The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have
been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or
omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or
revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such
revisions and changes.

FCC Statement:

Foreword

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Warning! Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this device.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required
to correct the interference at his own expense.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Foreword

User’s Manual

Canada Compliance Statement

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification

We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards:
Class B EN60950, EN55022, EN50082-1, EN61000-3-2
With reference to the following conditions:
73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive
89/336/EEC EMC Directive

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Health and Safety Precautions

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Health and Safety Precautions

Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device.

• Read this User's Guide 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 object into the circuitry to avoid any risk
of electrical shock, fire, short-circuiting or dangerous emissions. Your PCI card contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears
to be malfunctioning, have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative.

• Never expose your device to rain, or use it near water, or in damp or wet conditions. Never place objects containing
liquids on the PCI card, as they may spill onto its circuitry. Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock, short-circuiting, fire
or personal injury.

• Make sure that the computer and PCI card are electrically grounded. If the devices are not grounded, there is an increased
risk of electrical shock.

• Do not expose the PCI card to temperatures outside the range of 5° C to 45° C (41° F to 104° F). Doing so may damage
the card or disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your card near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight (even through a
window). Inversely, placing your card in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit.

LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card

Table of Contents

User’s Manual

Health and Safety Precautions 3

1. Introduction 5

1.1 Icons Used In This Manual 5

1.2 What Is FireWire? 6

2. Installing Your LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card 7

2.1 Minimum System Requirements 7

2.2 Electrostatic Discharge 8

2.3 FireWire Card Installation 8

2.3.1 Mac Users 8

2.3.2 PC Users 9

2.4 Driver Verification 11

3. Troubleshooting 12

4. Contacting Customer Support 14

4.1 Warranty 15

5. Appendix 1 – FireWire Questions and Answers 16

6. Glossary 18

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Introduction

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1. Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card. Now when you connect your FireWire devices
through your LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card, you will be able to achieve the impressive transfer rates that FireWire makes
possible. The LaCie FireWire PCI Card has three high-speed FireWire ports, giving you a convenient solution to connect more
FireWire peripheral devices to your computer, such as high-speed hard drives, digital cameras, scanners and most popular
D8 camcorders.

Some of the key features include the following:

• Compliant to IEEE 1394-1995 and P1394a standards.

• Provides Bus master function with OHCI interface specification.

• Compliant with the latest PCI 2.2 data bus specification.

• Supports 100, 200, 400 and 800 Mb/s data transfer rates.

This manual will help you to:

• Install your new card properly

• Get it up and running

1.1 Icons Used in This Manual

Italicized paragraphs feature an icon describing the type of information being given.

Important Note Technical Information or News Warning! (This icon indicates potential hazard)

Precautions

Always follow the basic precautions to use your LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card safely and correctly. Respecting these
guidelines will help to avoid the possibility of personal injury to yourself or others, as well as to prevent damage to your
device and other computer equipment. For a complete list of precautions, please see the Health and Safety Pr
manual.

Warranty

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused
as a result.

Manual Updates

LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up-to-date, comprehensive User’s Manuals available on the market. It is our
goal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to-use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your
new device.

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Introduction

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1.2. What Is FireWire?

FireWire, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high-speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a
computer or to each other, and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard. Pushing the speed
barrier to new limits, FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling distance between devices. FireWire
800 is ideal for bandwidth-intensive applications, such as audio, video and graphics. Benefits of FireWire 800 include:

• Resourceful architecture: FireWire 800 reduces delays in arbitration and signal distortion, and increases throughput.

• Hot-pluggable: devices can be added and removed while the bus is active.

• Backwards compatibility: adapter cables allow FireWire 400 devices to operate under the FireWire 800 port.

• Isochronous data delivery: no dropped frames – FireWire 800 supports real-time data delivery.

• Flexible: up to 63 devices can be connected on a single bus.
Please see Appendix 1 – Fir

FireWire Icons

Theses icons will help you easily identify the FireWire interface. They appear on FireWire cables, and next to the FireWire
port connectors on certain computers.

FireWire icon iLink icon DV icon

eWire Questions And Answers for a more detailed discussion of FireWire’s uses and capabilities.