SIIG FireWire 800 CardBus Dual Quick Installation Manual

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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
available PC Card slot
Windows
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
04-0426B
FireWire 800 CardBus Dual
Quick Installation Guide
III or equivalent notebook PC with an
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2000/XP (32-/64-bit)/Server 2003 (32-/
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  • Page 1 FireWire 800 CardBus Dual Quick Installation Guide 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 •...
  • Page 2: Package Contents

    Package Contents • FireWire 800 CardBus Dual adapter • Driver CD • Quick Installation Guide Layout Power Adapter Jack FireWire 400 (6-pin) Activity LED FireWire 800 (9-pin) 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.
  • Page 3: Hardware Installation

    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.
  • Page 4 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.
  • Page 5: Windows Vista

    Insert the driver CD. Click Start, Run. 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) At the Welcome screen, click Next. At the License Agreement screen, click Yes.
  • Page 6: Connecting Devices

    At the Destination Location screen, click Next. Select Complete, then click Next. At the Select Program Folder screen, click Next. At the Windows Security box, click Install three times, then click Finish. Select the restart Windows option, then click Finish. To Verify Windows Installation Check Device Manger for proper installation.
  • Page 7 Windows XP At the Found New Hardware Wizard. For XP w/SP2 or later: Select No, not this time, then click Next. For XP w/SP1 or earlier: Go directly to step #2. Select Install the Software Automatically, click Next. Click Continue Anyway. (Skip if not prompted). Click Finish to complete the installation.
  • Page 8 ubSwitch Utility In order to use a DV camcorder with this controller, Microsoft's FireWire 400 driver must be installed in the system. We have supplied an easy to use utility that allows switching between Microsoft's driver and the FireWire 800 driver. Before using this utility, unplug all devices from the FireWire 800 cardbus.
  • Page 9: Connecting A Dv Camcorder

    Connecting a DV Camcorder Before setting up the digital video camcorder, verify the Microsoft FireWire 400 driver has been successfully installed in your system, see ubSwitch Utility on the previous page, then follow the steps below. Connect the 4-pin connector of the provided FireWire 400 (1394a) DV cable to your camcorder.
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  • Page 11: Technical Support And Warranty

    Step 1: Submit your RMA request. Go to www.siig.com, click Support, then RMA to submit a request to SIIG RMA. If the product is determined to be defective, an RMA number will be issued. SIIG RMA department can also be reached at (510) 413-5333.
  • Page 12 6078 Stewart Avenue Fremont, CA 94538-3152, USA FireWire 800 CardBus Dual is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and the SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

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