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FireWire 800 CardBus Dual
Quick Installation Guide
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Introducing the FireWire 800 CardBus Dual
The FireWire 800 Cardbus Dual is designed to add FireWire
800 (1394b) and 1394a (6-pin) interfaces to your notebook
computer.
Features and Benefits
• Provides 1 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)
Recommended system for DV editing
• Pentium 4 or equivalent notebook PC
• 512MB RAM (1GB or above recommended)
• 5GB available hard disk space
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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.
Power Adapter Jack
FireWire 400
(6-pin)
FireWire 800
(9-pin)
Activity LED
Package Contents
• FireWire 800 CardBus Dual adapter
• Driver CD
• Quick Installation Guide
Layout
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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 Dual software.
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 automatically installs it's built-in FireWire
400 driver for the FireWire 800 CardBus Dual. 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.
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7. At the Select Program Folder screen, click Next.
8. At the Digital Signature screen, click Yes, 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 Dual. 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
For 32-bit : Type D:\setup32.exe, click OK. (Change
D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter)
For 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
Dual. To get the full speed out of this controller, install
the FireWire 800 driver using the directions starting on
the next page.
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