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Thank you for purchasing this IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 PCI Express 

Card. It is the next 

generation of FireWire technology, promises 

to spur the development of more innovative high-performance 

devices and applications.  It  doubles the  throughput of the 

original  1394a  technology, dramatically increases the 

maximum distance of FireWire connections, and supports many 

new types of cabling. 

Features: 

 

Fully IEEE1394 OHCI compliance 

 

PCI Express Base Specifications 1.0a Compliant, 2.5Gbps 

(250Mbytes/sec) Transfer Rate 

 

Up to 800Mbits/sec IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 transfer rate 

 

Two 9-pin (1394b) and one 6-pin (1394a legacy) external 

connectors 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1394b FireWire 800 PCI Express Host 

Adapter 

Installation Guide 

1. Introduction 

2. Layout 

J4: Internal 1394b 

(Shares the same 

1394b port as J2) 

J11: AUX Power 

Connector 

JP1: 1394 Bus 

Power Selector 

J2, J6: 

9-pin 1394b 

FireWire 800 

Connectors 

J9: 

6-pin 1394a 

Legacy 

Connector 

TPA- 

GND 

TPB- 

+12V 

GND 

TPA+ 

GND 

TPB+ 

+12V 

KEY 

J8: Internal 1394 

Port #1 (shared 

connector, to 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 1394b FireWire 800

Page 1: ...tures Fully IEEE1394 OHCI compliance PCI Express Base Specifications 1 0a Compliant 2 5Gbps 250Mbytes sec Transfer Rate Up to 800Mbits sec IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 transfer rate Two 9 pin 1394b and one 6 pin 1394a legacy external connectors 1394b FireWire 800 PCI Express Host Adapter Installation Guide 1 Introduction 2 Layout J4 Internal 1394b Shares the same 1394b port as J2 J11 AUX Power Connecto...

Page 2: ...urned off the power 3 Remove the chassis cover from your computer 4 Locate an unused PCI Express slot typically white or black smaller than PCI slot and remove the corresponding slot cover from computer chassis 5 Plug the IEEE 1394b PCI Express Host Adapter to the unused PCI Express expansion slot and attached the bracket to the computer chassis screw 6 Installing IEEE1394 cables The IEEE 1394b ho...

Page 3: ... 1394b FireWire 800 drivers it does not need any additional driver to make it work except the Win98SE and Mac OS 8 6 may need some updates from their web site OS Driver Supports Kernel Win98SE Second Edition Yes need a patch file Note 1 Win ME Yes Note 2 Win 2000 Yes Note 2 Win XP Yes for SP2 Mac OS 8 6 Yes need to update the FireWire Support Note 3 Mac OS 9 x Yes Note 2 Mac OS 10 x Yes Note 1 Win...

Page 4: ...u are running the path file if you are prompted with the following messages during the installations please click Yes for the confirmation You may need to click 2 or 5 times 2 Only supports 1394a mode by the bundled drivers in the OS 3 Mac OS 8 6 It needs to upgrade the newest FireWire Support driver e g FireWire Support 2 8 x to function properly ...

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