Troubleshooting
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LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card
User’s Manual
The Problem
Bus-powered devices are not working
when connected through the new PCI
card.
Difficulties connecting a D8 or Digital
Video (DV) camera.
Questions to Ask
What kind of power requirements does
your device have, and how many
devices are connected to your card?
Is the camera listed in
System
Properties
?
Did you install all the necessary
information for your DV camera?
Is the DV camera properly connected to
the FireWire card?
Possible Solutions
Check to see that your card has the
optional power cable attached. With the
optional power supply connected, each
FireWire 800 port can provide up to 18
W of power. If the power supply is not
connected, then the 18 W is shared by
the three ports, effectively assigning 6 W
per port. Check to ensure that your
device is supported by the power output
provided by the card. Your LaCie
FireWire 800 PCI Card provides up to
18 Watts of power for external devices.
Follow the steps in section
2.4 Driver
Verification
to get to the
Device
Manager
. In the
Device Manager
list,
click on the
+
sign beside
Imaging
Device
, and you should see Microsoft
DV camera and VCR. If you do not see
this, the camera is not properly connect-
ed to the FireWire card. Re-establish
your connection and see if the device is
then listed.
Please refer to your DV camera’s docu-
mentation for more information.
Check to make sure that the FireWire
cable is properly seated in one of the
available FireWire ports on the FireWire
card, and that the other end is securely
seated in the camera.
