SIIG 800 User Manual

FireWire 800 CardBus DV-Kit

Quick Installation Guide

Introducing the FireWire 800 DV-Kit

The FireWire 800 Cardbus DV-Kit is designed to add
FireWire 800 (1394b) and 1394a (6-pin) interfaces to your
notebook computer. For your convenience, one FireWire
(1394a) 6-pin/4-pin DV cable is included for connecting
DV camcorders and other 1394 devices using 4-pin
connector. Ulead VideoStudio video editing software is
also included for producing greeting cards, video
e-mails, or home videos complete with attractive titles,
effects, and background music.

Features and Benefits

• Provides 2 FireWire 800 (9-pin) and 1 FireWire 400
(6-pin) ports for multiple device connections

• Supports serial bus data transfer rates of 100, 200,
400 and 800 Mbps

• Hot-swapping allows you to connect/detach devices
without turning your system off

• Works with DV camcorders, CD-RW/DVD-ROM
drives, scanners, FireWire hard disks, digital
cameras, video game systems and other
audio/video devices

System Requirements

• Pentium® III or equivalent notebook PC with an
available PC Card slot

• Windows® 2000/XP (32-/64-bit)/Server 2003 (32-/
64-bit)/Vista (32-/64-bit)

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For video capturing/editing:

• Pentium 4 or equivalent notebook PC

• 256MB RAM (512MB for Vista) and 5GB or more

available hard disk drive space

Package Contents

• FireWire 800 CardBus DV-Kit adapter

• Driver CD

• Ulead VideoStudio DV editing software CD

• 1394 6-pin/4-pin DV cable

• Quick Installation Guide

Layout

Power Adapter Jack

FireWire 800
(9-pin)

FireWire 400
(6-pin)

FireWire 800
(9-pin)

Figure 1. Layout

Note: 1394 devices that have their own power supply

do not require the optional power adapter to be connected
in order to work. However, non-powered 1394 devices
require this optional power adapter to work. The power
adapter can be purchased at SIIG's online store.

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Hardware Installation

General instructions for installing the card are provided
below. Since the design of notebook computers may
vary, refer to your system’s reference manual for further
information, if needed.

1. Power off your notebook computer and any other
connected peripheral devices.

2. Insert the PC Card into the CardBus Type II slot of
your notebook computer with its 68-pin connector
facing the slot. Make sure it is inserted all the way
in for a solid connection.

3. Power on your notebook computer.

Software Installation

This section provides information on how to install the
FireWire 800 CardBus DV-Kit software.

Windows 2000

Windows 2000 automatically installs it's built-in FireWire
400 driver for the FireWire 800 CardBus DV-Kit. To get the
full speed out of this controller, install the Firewire 800
driver using the directions below.

1. Insert the driver CD. Click Start, then click Run.
Type D:\setup.exe, click OK. (Change D: to match
your CD-ROM drive letter)

2. At the Welcome screen, click Next.

3. At the License Agreement screen, click Yes.

4. Type in your customer information, then click Next.

5. At the Destination Location screen, click Next.

6. Select Complete, then click Next.

7. At the Select Program Folder screen, click Next.

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8. At the Digital Signature screen, click Yes, then click
Finish.

9. Select the restart Windows option, then click Finish.

Windows XP

Windows XP automatically installs it's built-in FireWire
400 driver for the FireWire 800 CardBus DV-Kit. To get the
full speed out of this controller, install the Firewire 800
driver using the directions below.

1. Insert the driver CD. Click Start, Run. Type
32-bit : Type D:\setup32.exe, click OK. (Change D:

to match your CD-ROM drive letter)
64-bit: Type D:\setup64.exe, click OK. (Change D:

to match your CD-ROM drive letter)

2. At the Welcome screen, click Next.

3. At the License Agreement screen, click Yes.

4. At the Destination Location screen, click Next.

5. Select Complete, then click Next.

6. At the Select Program Folder screen, click Next.

7. At the Software Installation screen, click Continue
Anyway, then click Finish.

8. Select the restart Windows option, then click Finish.

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 automatically installs it's
built-in FireWire 400 driver for the FireWire 800 CardBus
DV-Kit. To get the full speed out of this controller, install
the FireWire 800 driver using the directions in the next
page.

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