SIIG NN26 Series Quick Installation Manual

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1394 DV-Cam Kit
Quick Installation Guide

Introducing the

1394 DV-Cam Kit

The 1394 DV-Cam Kit is designed to add three 1394 (FireWire) ports
to your computer for easy connection to DV camcorders, hard disk
drives (self-powered), scanners, printers, and other 1394 devices.
For your convenience, one 1394 (FireWire) 6-pin/4-pin DV cable is
included for connecting DV camcorders and other 1394 devices
using 4-pin connector. Deluxe video editing software is also included
for producing greeting cards, video e-mails, or home videos complete
with attractive titles, effects, and background music.

Key Features and Benefits

• IEEE 1394-1995, P1394a (rev. 1.1) and OHCI Interface Specification

1.0 compliant

• Fully compliant with PCI Plug-n-Play 2.1

• Adds 3 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ports to your PC for connecting
up to 63 devices

• Supports hot-swapping and plug-n-play feature

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

• Works with various types of DV camcorders (Sony, Panasonic,
Canon, JVC, Sharp and more), hard disk drives (self-powered),
hubs, CD-RWs/DVD-ROMs, MO drives, digital cameras,
scanners and audio/video devices such as TV and set-top box

System Requirements

• Pentium 233 MHz computer with one available PCI slot

• 1 GB or larger hard disk drive

• 32 MB RAM and CD-ROM drive

• Windows 98 SE/ME/2000

Recommended system for Digital Video capturing/editing:

• Pentium II 400 MHz computer

• 64 MB RAM and CD-ROM drive

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• 80 MB of available hard disk space

• Video card with 4 MB RAM (PCI or AGP)

• Windows 98 SE/ME/2000

Package Contents

• One 1394 3-port host adapter

• Deluxe Ulead VideoStudio DV editing software

• One 1394 (FireWire) 6-pin/4-pin DV cable

• This quick installation guide

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.

Driver Installation

Please make sure the board is installed before proceeding with
driver installation.

Windows 98SE Driver Installation

1. When Windows boots up, a New Hardware Found dialog box

should appear and the OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host
Controller is identified.

2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard window, click Next.

3. Choose Search for the best driver for your device, and click

Next.

4. Clear all check boxes, click Next, choose The Updated Driver

(Recommended), click Next, Next, and Finish to complete
driver installation.