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Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card

User’s Manual

4. Contacting Customer Support

Before You Contact Technical Support

1) Read the manual and review the Troubleshooting section.

2) Try to isolate the problem. 

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can't get your LaCie
FireWire 800 PCI Card to work properly, contact us via the provided Web link. Before contacting us, make sure that you are
in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand:
1) Your card's serial number
2) Computer brand and model
3) Operating system and version (i.e. Windows 98 SE, etc.)
4) Amount of memory installed
5) Names of CD or DVD drives installed on your computer
6) Names of any other devices installed on your computer

LaCie Technical Support

LaCie Australia

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ 

LaCie Denmark

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/dk/contact/

LaCie Germany

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/de/contact/

LaCie Netherlands

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/nl/contact/

LaCie Sweden

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/se/contact/

LaCie USA

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/contact/

LaCie Belgium

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/

LaCie Finland

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/fi/contact

LaCie Italy

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/it/contact/

LaCie Norway

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/no/contact/

LaCie Switzerland

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/chfr/contact

LaCie Grand Export

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/intl/contact/

LaCie Canada

Contact Us At (English):
http://www.lacie.com/caen/contact/ 

LaCie France

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/fr/contact/

LaCie Japan

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.co.jp

LaCie Spain

Contact Us At:
http://www.lacie.com/es/contact/

LaCie United Kingdom & Ireland

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http://www.lacie.com/uk/contact/

Содержание 130821 - FireWire 800 PCI Card Design

Страница 1: ...cally jump to more information about that topic Printing While optimized for onscreen viewing the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1 2 x 11 and A4 sized paper giving you the option...

Страница 2: ...digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment...

Страница 3: ...f the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards Class...

Страница 4: ...ied LaCie Technical Support representative Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the PCI card as they may spill o...

Страница 5: ...at Is FireWire 6 2 Installing Your LaCie FireWire 800 PCI Card 7 2 1 Minimum System Requirements 7 2 2 Electrostatic Discharge 8 2 3 FireWire Card Installation 8 2 3 1 Mac Users 8 2 3 2 PC Users 9 2 4...

Страница 6: ...anual Italicized paragraphs feature an icon describing the type of information being given Important Note Technical Information or News Warning This icon indicates potential hazard Precautions Always...

Страница 7: ...ul architecture FireWire 800 reduces delays in arbitration and signal distortion and increases throughput Hot pluggable devices can be added and removed while the bus is active Backwards compatibility...

Страница 8: ...Card ensure that you have properly grounded yourself Electrostatic Discharge ESD can quickly and easily damage or destroy your component or your computer Please read the following information to prop...

Страница 9: ...ounding in conjunction with the use of ESD safe mats wrist or shoe straps Consult your computer supply specialist for more details on the correct ESD dissipative device to fit your needs 2 3 FireWire...

Страница 10: ...you can remove the computer s cover and these screws are usually located at the rear of the computer along the edge of the cover However placement of these screws and cover attachment may vary by man...

Страница 11: ...u that it is searching for new drivers for PCI OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Click Next B At the next window check the circle for Search for the best driver for your device Recommended and...

Страница 12: ...From the Start menu click on Settings and then open the Control Panel From the Control Panel click on System and then click on the Hardware tab At the next window click on the Device Manager button I...

Страница 13: ...installed If you are running Windows 98SE did you follow the correct driver installation procedures Are you running Windows 95 or Windows 98 Possible Solutions Double check the installation procedure...

Страница 14: ...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...

Страница 15: ...cal Support LaCie Australia Contact Us At http www lacie com au contact LaCie Denmark Contact Us At http www lacie com dk contact LaCie Germany Contact Us At http www lacie com de contact LaCie Nether...

Страница 16: ...lectrical fault improper packaging or accident The card was installed improperly The serial number of the card is defaced or missing LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special...

Страница 17: ...ted at the same time FireWire also supports both isochronous and asynchronous capabilities meaning that it can guarantee real time data delivery so there is no danger of inaccurately ordered or delaye...

Страница 18: ...device will only operate at the original FireWire 400 speeds Will FireWire 800 Devices Work On FireWire 400 Ports And Vice Versa The new standard was designed to be backwards compatible meaning that...

Страница 19: ...GB Gigabyte Cache ing This is an area of electronic storage usually RAM set aside to store frequently used data from electro mechanical storage hard drives floppy disks CD DVD ROM tape cartridges etc...

Страница 20: ...causes all current user data stored on the hard disk to be lost this is an infrequent operation that usually only happens at the factory that created the hard disk It is unusual for something to happe...

Страница 21: ...s memory processor time disk space and peripherals An operating system is the basis on which software applications run Windows Mac OS and UNIX are among the most common Overwrite To write data on top...

Страница 22: ...ich enable users to perform tasks such as word processing spreadsheet creation graphics etc Storage In computers any equipment in which information may be kept PCs generally use disk units and other e...

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