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LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO T able of Contents User Manual page 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 4 2. Your LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO F oreword User Manual page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2011 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retri.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO F oreword User Manual page 3 ✦ Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this de- vice. ✦ Read this User Manual carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Introduction User Manual page 4 Quick Links 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Y our LaCie F ireWire 800 PCI Card User Manual page 5 1.1. Minimum System R equirements The LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card is compliant with the Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI), the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI).
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Y our LaCie F ireWire 800 PCI Card User Manual page 6 2.2. View of the Card 1. Three external FireWire 800 ports – These ports are where you attach the FireWire 800 interface cables. 2.1. P ackage Content 1.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Y our LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 7 3. Installing Y our LaCie PCI Card 3.1. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) IMPORTANT INFO: During installation or removal, always hold your card by the anti-static gripping pad.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Y our LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 8 3.2. Inserting Y our LaCie PCI Card Required T ools ✦ Philips-head and/or flat-head screw driver ✦ Computer System Manual 1. Turn off your computer and disconnect all external periph- eral devices and cables, i.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Y our LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 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.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO F ireWire 800 Questions & Answers User Manual page 10 What Does IEEE 1394 Mean? IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) refers .
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO F ireWire 800 Questions & Answers User Manual page 11 Will FireWire 800 Devices Work On FireWire 400 Ports And Vice Versa? The new standard was designed to be backwards compatible, meaning that FireWire 800 devices will still operate via the origi- nal FireWire 400 port.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 12 Before You Contact Technical 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.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 13 5.1. LaCie T echnical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www.
LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card • DESIGN BY SISMO W arranty Information User Manual page 14 LaCie warrants your PCI card against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate.
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