How to use this manual page i lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual how to use this manual in the toolbar: on the page: click on the text within the contents page to jump to information on that topic. Click on any red text to automatically jump to more information about that topic. Printing: whi...
Foreword page 1 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 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, wit...
Foreword page 2 lacie firewire 800 pci card 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 confor...
Health and safety precautions page 3 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 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 attemp...
Table of contents page 4 lacie firewire 800 pci card 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 c...
Introduction page 5 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 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 f...
Introduction page 6 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 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 standa...
Installing your lacie firewire 800 pci card page 7 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 2. Installing your lacie firewire 800 pci card 2.1 minimum system requirements the lacie firewire pci card is compliant with the open host controller interface (ohci) and the enhanced host controller interfa...
Installing your lacie firewire 800 pci card page 8 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 2.2 electrostatic discharge (esd) static electricity is an electric charge caused by an imbalance of electrons on the surface of a material. When you touch an object and are shocked, this is the transfer of ...
Installing your lacie firewire 800 pci card page 9 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual should be mounted with the circuitry and three firewire connectors facing down. There is only way to mount the card, so if you are having problems inserting the card into the pci slot, make sure that it is o...
Installing your lacie firewire 800 pci card page 10 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 5) once the pci card is seated correctly, tighten with a screw, and, if necessary, replace any add-in boards that you removed in step 3. 6) now you are ready to put the computer’s cover back on and reconnec...
Installing your lacie firewire 800 pci card page 11 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 2.4 driver verification windows 98 se & me users: from the start menu, click on settings , and then open the control panel . From the control panel , click on system , and then click on the device manager b...
Troubleshooting page 12 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 3. Troubleshooting in the event that your lacie firewire pci card is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you need further assistance, please contact lacie tec...
Troubleshooting page 13 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual the problem bus-powered devices are not working when connected through the new pci card. Difficulties connecting a d8 or digital video (dv) camera. Questions to ask what kind of power requirements does your device have, and how many d...
Contacting customer support page 14 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 4. Contacting customer support before you contact technical support 1) read the manual and review the troubleshooting section. 2) try to isolate the problem. If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the...
Warranty page 15 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 4.1 warranty lacie warrants your pci card against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period...
Appendix page 16 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 5. Appendix – firewire questions & answers what does ieee 1394 mean? Ieee (the institute of electrical and electronics engineers) refers to the engineering corps that developed the 1394th standard, defining the high-performance serial input/...
Appendix page 17 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual and asynchronous data delivery, firewire has found a very successful place in both the computer and consumer electronics industries. Whether connecting game consoles, personal video recorders, home stereo equipment, digital tvs, hard drives,...
Glossary page 18 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual 6. Glossary asynchronous – data transfer method where the data is transferred independently of other processes. With this transfer method, the intervals between transmissions can vary, and data can be resent if it is initially missed. Backup...
Glossary page 19 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual digital – discrete information that can be broken down to zero or one bits. Driver (peripheral manager) – a software component that enables the computer system to communicate with a peripheral. Most peripherals will not operate correctly – i...
Glossary page 20 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual isochronous – data transfer method that ensures that data flows continuously and at a steady rate. These transfers provide guaranteed transmission opportunities at defined intervals. Kb (kilobit) – equivalent to 1,000 bits. Kb/s – kilobits p...
Glossary page 21 lacie firewire 800 pci card user’s manual ram (random access memory) – generally referred to as a computer’s “memory.” an integrated circuit memory chip that allows information to be stored and retrieved by a microprocessor or controller. The information can be stored or accessed in...
