LaCie 130820 - FireWire 400 PCI Card Design User Manual

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1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 4
2. Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card............................................................................ 5
1.1. Minimum System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 5
2.1. Package Content ......................................................................................................................... 6
2.2. View of the Card .......................................................................................................................... 6
3. Installing Your LaCie PCI Card ................................................................................. 7
3.1. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ......................................................................................................... 7
3.2. Inserting Your LaCie PCI Card ....................................................................................................... 8
3.3. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................................... 9
4. FireWire 400 Questions & Answers ........................................................................ 10
5. Contacting Customer Support ................................................................................. 11
5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts ............................................................................................... 12
6. Warranty Information ............................................................................................. 13
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    User Manual page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................4 2. Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card................5 1.1. Minimum System Requirements ..................... 5 2.1. Package Content ......................... 6 2.2. View of the Card .......................... 6 3. Installing Your LaCie PCI Card ................. 7 3.1.
  • Page 2: Lacie Firewire 400 Pci Card

    2 Copyrights FCC Statement: ✦ Reorient or relocate the receiving an- tenna. Copyright © 2011 LaCie. All rights re- LaCie PCI Card ✦ Increase the separation between the served. No part of this publication may be (FireWire 400) equipment and receiver.
  • Page 3: Health And Safety Precautions

    ✦ Read this User Manual carefully, and sonal injury. follow the correct procedure when will LaCie be held liable for the recovery setting up the device. ✦ Make sure that the computer and PCI or restoration of this data. To help pre- card are electrically grounded.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Now when you connect your FireWire 400 devices through your ✦ Plug & Play convenience LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card, you will be able to achieve the ✦ No drivers required impressive new transfer rates that FireWire 400 makes possible.
  • Page 5: Your Lacie Firewire 400 Pci Card

    5 2. Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card 1.1. Minimum System Requirements The LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card is compliant with the Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI), the Enhanced Host Controller Windows Interface (EHCI) and the USB Revision 2.0 specifications.
  • Page 6: Package Content

    User Manual page 6 2.1. Package Content 2.2. View of the Card LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card, Design by Sismo Three FireWire 400 Ports – These ports are where you attach the FireWire 400 interface cables. Quick Install Guide LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card Utilities CD-ROM (includes...
  • Page 7: Installing Your Lacie Pci Card

    Because we cannot eliminate the generation of static electricity, it is extremely important to follow the proper steps to ground yourself before handling your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card or touching any internal component of your computer. This can be accomplished by proper grounding in conjunction with the use of ESD safe mats, wrist or shoe straps.
  • Page 8: Inserting Your Lacie Pci Card

    PCI or PCI-X slot Motherboard LaCie PCI Card may be installed in either a 32 or 64-bit PCI card slot). If necessary, you may need to remove the expan- sion slot cover, and you may also need to remove any add-in boards which block access to the PCI slots.
  • Page 9: Driver Installation

    9 3.3. Driver Installation Windows Users There are no drivers to install for Windows 2000, 2003 Server, XP, and Vista. The LaCie FireWire PCI Card has the drivers built into the BIOS for these operating sys- tems. Mac Users There are no drivers to install.
  • Page 10: Firewire 400 Questions & Answers

    FireWire-equipped laptop computers feature a 4-pin FireWire What does IEEE 1394 mean? connector, so in order to connect your LaCie drive to a laptop with a 4-pin FireWire port, you will need to purchase a LaCie “1394” is an abbreviation of IEEE 1394, the name given to this certified 6-to-4-pin FireWire cable (sold separately).
  • Page 11: Contacting Customer Support

    ✦ Read the manual. ✦ Try to isolate the problem. If you still can’t get your LaCie PCI Card to work properly, con- tact us via the provided Web link. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand: ✦...
  • Page 12: Lacie Technical Support Contacts

    LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card • Contacting Customer Support DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual page 12 5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong LaCie Australia Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium LaCie Canada...
  • Page 13: Warranty Information

    To obtain warranty service, call LaCie Technical Support. You may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the card is still under warranty. All cards returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their original box and shipped with post- age prepaid.

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