SIIG FireWire 800+GigaLAN Combo Quick Installation Manual

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FireWire 800+GigaLAN Combo
Quick Installation Guide

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Introducing the FireWire 800+GigaLAN

The FireWire 800+GigaLAN Combo features the latest
technology in FireWire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet.

Features and Benefits

• Combo card design adds FireWire 800 (800 Mbps)
and Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbps) Ethernet interface
to your computer at once

• Fully compliant with PCI specification 2.3

• Built-in 4-pin power connector provides extra power

when connected to the system's power supply

• Hot-swapping feature allows you to
connect/disconnect 1394 devices without
powering down your system

FireWire 800 (1394b):

• Adds two FireWire 800 (1394b) ports (1 int. + 1 ext.)
and two 1394a (400 Mbps) ports (1 int. + 1 ext.). The

internal Firewire ports share one bus and cannot be used
at the same time.

• Supports IEEE 1394b and backwards compatible
with 1394a-2000 and 1394-1995 standards

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

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Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbps) Ethernet:

• Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE

802.3ab

• Supports Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x)

• Integrated 10/100/1000 transceiver

• Auto-Negotiation with Next page capability

• Supports pair swap/polarity/skew correction

• Crossover Detection & Auto-Correction

• Transmit/Receive FIFO (8K/64K) support

• Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging

System Requirements

• Pentium II or equivalent computer with an available
PCI slot

• Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Server 2003

Package Contents

• (1) FireWire 800+GigaLAN Combo adapter

• (1) Driver CD

• This quick installation guide

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FireWire
(1394a)

Gigabit
Ethernet

Power connector
(optional)

Layout

Figure 1. Board Layout

Important: A) Two connection/activity LEDs are

mounted next to the Gigabit Ethernet port. One LED
indicates Gigabit connection while the other indicates
10/100 connection. A red LED indicates 1000 Mbps, a
yellow LED indicates 100 Mbps and a green LED indicates
10 Mbps network connection. The appropriate LED will
flash when network activity is detected. B) The internal
FireWire ports share the same bus and can not be used at
the same time. Do not connect devices to both internal
ports at the same time.

Note: The power connector (same as the one used
with your floppy disk drive) is designed to provide
additional power to the board when needed. This
connection is optional and not needed in most
cases. We recommend to connect this power
connector when 1) all ports are used, or 2) devices
are not being detected.

FireWire 800
(1394b)

LED (10/100)

LED (Gigabit)

FireWire
(1394a)

FireWire 800
(1394b)

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Hardware Installation

General instructions for installing the card are provided
below. Since the design of computer cases and
motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference
manual for further information, if needed.

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 PCI slot.

4. Carefully align the card to the selected PCI slot push
the board down firmly, but gently, until it is well
seated.

5. Replace the slot bracket's holding screw to secure
the card.

6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power
cord.

Figure 2. Inserting the PCI Board