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Registering Your AFW-4300A

To register your AFW-4300A, go to 

register.adaptec.com

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Connecting a Digital Video Camera

Follow these steps to attach a DV Camera to your AFW-4300A.

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Using a standard 6-to-4-pin 1394 cable, plug the larger connector 
(6-pin) of the cable into the external 1394 port on AFW-4300A.

4-pin connector

6-pin connector

Summary of Contents for AFW-4300A

Page 1: ...R AFW 4300A Host Adapter Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...0A reaches a maximum transmission speed of 400 Megabits per second and is ideal for multimedia applications with high data transfer rate requirements This host adapter is a 32 bit and 33 MHz PCI card and will work only in a 32 bit or 64 bit 33 MHz slot Your AFW 4300A Host Adapter Connectors 2 Installing Your AFW 4300A 3 Installing the Driver 5 Registering Your AFW 4300A 6 Connecting a Digital Vide...

Page 3: ...e AFW 4300A Install the appropriate driver selection through the operating system Attach standard 1394 cables between the AFW 4300A to your DV camcorder or other 1394 device Your AFW 4300A Host Adapter Connectors External connectors 32 bit PCI connector ...

Page 4: ...rts on the back of your computer 2 Turn off power to the computer and disconnect the power cord Open the computer cabinet following the manufacturer s instructions 3 Locate an unused 32 bit or 64 bit PCI expansion slot and remove the expansion slot cover Save the slot cover screw for use in Step 6 32 bit PCI slot Slot cover screw Expansion slot cover 64 bit PCI slot ...

Page 5: ...ch the gold connector or any components on the card 5 Insert the AFW 4300A into the PCI expansion slot Press down firmly until the card clicks into place When installed properly the card should appear level with the expansion slot Note Depending on the tightness of the PCI slot gentle but firm force may be required to insert the card ...

Page 6: ...tects the new host adapter and loads an embedded driver 2 Restart your computer if you are prompted to do so 3 Go to the Windows Device Manager and check to see if the host adapter is installed correctly under the IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controller section Driver Installation Macintosh 1 Insert the AFW 4300A CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Double click the Start Installation Here file 3 Follow the on scree...

Page 7: ...ster adaptec com Connecting a Digital Video Camera Follow these steps to attach a DV Camera to your AFW 4300A 1 Using a standard 6 to 4 pin 1394 cable plug the larger connector 6 pin of the cable into the external 1394 port on AFW 4300A 4 pin connector 6 pin connector ...

Page 8: ...ware included on the AFW 4300A CD For installation instructions refer to the CD jacket cover Connecting Other 1394 Devices You can connect up to 62 1394 devices to the AFW 4300A in almost any configuration using either 6 to 6 pin or 6 to 4 pin 1394 cables Note There are two main types of 1394 connectors a 4 pin connector and a 6 pin connector DV cameras have 4 pin connectors most other devices hav...

Page 9: ... evenly in the PCI slot Is bus mastering support provided and enabled for the PCI slot containing the AFW 4300A Check your motherboard documentation for information on this Is your 1394 DV camera or device powered on Is the 1394 cable properly connected to both the AFW 4300A and the DV camera or other 1394 device If none of those suggestions help try these ideas Move the card to a different PCI sl...

Page 10: ...eveal the PCI card information If the AFW 4300A is installed properly you will see this information listed under one of the slots Card type Not available Card name pci104c 8010 Card model Not available Card ROM Not available Card revision 0 Card vendor ID 104C d If the card is not seen verify the Apple FireWire 2 4 or later extensions are loaded and enabled e If the extensions are loaded and enabl...

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