LaCie 400 Computer Hardware User Manual
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1. www lacie com au contact LaCie Canada Contact us at http www lacie com caen contact English LaCie Finland Contact us at http www lacie com fi contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Norway Contact us at http www lacie com no contact LaCie Sweden Contact us at http www lacie com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Contact us at http www lacie com uk contact LaCie USA Contact us at http www lacie com contact LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 6 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your PCI card against any defect in material and workmanship under normal use for the period designated on your warranty certificate In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the defective PCI card This warranty is void if The card was operated stored in abnormal use or mainte nance conditions The card is repaired modified or altered unless such re pair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The card was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or accident The card was installed improperly The serial number of the card is defaced or missing LaCie will not under any2. 3 or above G3 Blue amp White G4 G5 or Intel processor 128MB RAM LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card User Manual page 6 2 1 Package Content 2 2 View of the Card 1 LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card Design by Sismo 1 Three FireWire 400 Ports These ports are where you attach the FireWire 400 interface cables 2 Quick Install Guide 3 LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card Utilities CD ROM includes User Manual FireW ire 400 PCI Card LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 3 Installing Your LaCie PCI Card 3 1 Electrostatic Discharge ESD IMPORTANT INFO During installation or removal always hold your card by the anti static gripping pad Static electricity is an electric charge caused by an imbalance of electrons on the surface of a material When you touch an object and are shocked this is the transfer of the static charge or the balancing of your charge to that of the object This exchange is called Electrostatic Discharge or ESD ESD can cause two different types of damage to computers and peripherals 1 Catastrophic which is the complete loss of de vice functionality and 2 Latent Defect where the device is only partially effected and the device loses part of its productivity and longevity Because we cannot eliminate the generation of static electricity it is extremely important to follow the proper steps to ground yourself before
3. PCI X slot Motherboard LaCie PCI Card may be installed in either a 32 or 64 bit PCI card slot If necessary you may need to remove the expan sion slot cover and you may also need to remove any add in boards which block access to the PCI slots 4 Take the LaCie PCI Card out of its anti static blister package and being careful to touch only the anti static gripping pad push the card into the empty PCI card slot There is only way to mount the card so if you are having problems inserting the card into the PCI slot make sure that it is oriented cor rectly Be sure that the gold contact pins of the PCI card are seated completely inside your computer s PCI slot Be aware that it may take some force to get the card fully seated in the slot 5 Once the PCI card is seated correctly tighten with a screw 6 If necessary replace any add in boards that you removed in Step 3 7 Now you are ready to put the computer s cover back on and reconnect all of your external peripheral devices and cables 8 Power on your computer After the start up procedure has finished you should be able to connect devices through the available FireWire ports LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Your LaCie PCI Card User Manual 3 3 Driver Installation ie 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 th
4. and FireWire are registered trademarks of Apple Com puter Inc Sony and iLink are registered trademarks of Sony Electronics Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows Millennium Edition Windows 2000 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for infor mation only and subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the in formation contained herein LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes 110419 v1 1 FCC Statement LaCie PCI Card Cc FireWire 400 or c NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used in ac cordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio com
5. circumstances be liable for direct spe cial or consequential damages such as but not limited to dam age or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interruptions Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the card To obtain warranty service call LaCie Technical Support You may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the card is still under warranty All cards returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their original box and shipped with post age prepaid Register online for free technical support www lacie com register htm Warranty Information page 13
6. either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup please refer to our Web site LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Introduction User Manual page 4 1 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of your new LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card This FireWire IEEE 1394a PCI Host Controller card Your LaCie PCI Card Capabilities uses the most advanced high speed digital technology low cost and high bandwidth realtime isochronous data interfacing be tween computers computer peripherals and consumer electron ics products such as camcorders VCRs printer TVs and digital cameras IEEE 1394a compliant Three external FireWire ports one internal FireWire 400 port Transfer files at up to 400MBits sec Digital video capture capabilities Now when you connect your FireWire 400 devices through your Plug amp Play convenience LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card you will be able to achieve the impressive new transfer rates that FireWire 400 makes possible No drivers required Anti static handle FireWire is also a point to point interface meaning that a FireWire device can transmit data to another FireWire device without having to go through a computer This lets several com puters share a given device and also allows up to 63 devices to be daisy chained to the same FireWire
7. LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Table of Contents User Manual page 1 Table of Contents MT rele le ie PA EE RE EE EE EE EN 4 2 Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card ees sees ee ee ee AA AAR AA RAAR AA AA AA AE AE EE 5 Tl ES Ge n OE OO EE 5 2 1 Package Content AE RE DE 6 22 View of The Card s EE OE AE EA KO 6 3 Installing Your LaCie PCI Card esse seed EE ESEG REG NEE eN We Ge N Ee de EE Gee Ee RE Ne Ge KERS NR Ee GN EES 7 3 1 Electrostatic Discharge ESD is osse iN es EE N De be Ee Ges Ds Ee Se oes ARE RR De sg 7 3 2 Inserting Your LaCie PEl Eard sis EE SEER SERS Ge NE AGE Ee ER EERS eb ee END ERG N Gee Ge bee ENE ede ge 8 3 3 Driver re ole AE OE N N N N OE ER N ed 9 4 FireWire 400 Questions amp Answers eise sesse ee EE EE AE EE EE ee Gee EE ee ee ee 10 5 Contacting Customer SUDpOF sesse esse esse ee Ge Ge ee ee ee ee Ge ee ee 11 5 1 LaCie Technical Support COMGCHS i s Ee N Es GR SE Ee Ee ee Es EG ee sege RE Es ee Ee sees ge tice 12 6 Warranty Information sesse esse sees ee EE EE ee ee EG Ee ee GEE ee EE Ee ee ee 13 LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2011 LaCie All rights re served No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac Macintosh
8. bus with a max of 16 devices on one branch Quick Links Click a topic Inserting your LaCie PCI Card Driver Installation LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card User Manual page 5 2 Your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card 1 1 Minimum System Requirements The LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card is compliant with the Open A N Host Controller Interface OHCI the Enhanced Host Controller A i Interface EHCI and the USB Revision 2 0 specifications Me Windows IMPORTANT INFO The format of this card is not compat ible with PCI express slots laptops or notebook computers and therefore cannot be installed on these types of systems Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 or Windows Vista One PCI slot that complies with PCI Specification Rev EE EE EE EE EE EE 2 3 or above CAUTION Before handling and installing your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card ensure that you have properly grounded your self Electrostatic Discharge ESD can quickly and easily dam 128MB RAM age or destroy your component or your computer Please see ee A section 3 1 Electrostatic Discharge for information on how to properly ground yourself Pentium Ill or higher compatible processor Se i Mac IMPORTANT INFO During installation or removal always hold your card by the anti static gripping pad Mac OS 10 1 5 or higher One PCI slot that complies with PCI Specification Rev 2
9. ese operating sys tems i Mac Users There are no drivers to install The LaCie FireWire PCI Card has the drivers built into the BIOS for the Mac OS page 9 LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual FireWire 400 Questions amp Answers page 10 4 FireWire 400 Questions amp Answers What is FireWire IEEE 13942 A serial bus used to connect external computer and consumer electronic devices to computers and consumer electronic con soles What does IEEE 1394 mean 1394 is an abbreviation of IEEE 1394 the name given to this high performance serial bus IEEE the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers is the name of the engineering corps that developed this standard The 1394 refers to the 1 394th stanard that the IEEE has produced What is the relationship between IEEE 1394 FireWire iLink and DV2 These four names all refer to the same interface IEEE 1394 the name of the standard used in the computer industry FireWire the brand name used by Apple iLink the brand name used by Sony DV logo used by video camcorder manufacturers What can the FireWire interface be used for With its high data transfer rates FireWire is a great interface for consumer electronics like CD and DVD recorders external hard drives and video devices such as digital camcorders because it has an extremely large bandwidth and supports two types of data transfer anyschronus and isochron
10. handling your LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card or touching any internal component of your computer This can be accomplished by proper grounding 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 Installing Your LaCie PCI Card page 7 LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Your LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 8 3 2 Inserting Your LaCie PCI Card Bracket Required Tools LaCie PCI Card System frame 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 e power cord modem fax line monitor etc 2 Remove your computer s cover For most computers several screws will need to be unseated before you can remove the computer s cover 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 manufacturer so please refer to your computer s manual for specific details 3 Once you have removed the cover you will need to locate the PCI slots on the motherboard The PCI slots are generally located in the back of the computer with the slots built into the side wall of the computer please refer to your computer system s manual for the exact location of your PCI slots the PCI or
11. munications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the inter ference at his own expense NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residen tial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used in ac cordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the inter ference by one or more of the following measures Foreword page 2 Reorient or relocate the receiving an tenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all re quirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulatio
12. ns Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following Euro pean standards Class BEN60950 EN55022 EN50082 1 EN61000 3 2 With reference to the following conditions 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be mums disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equip ment The separate collection and recy cling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and Health and Safety Precautions 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 Do not attempt to disassemble or modify your PCI card Never insert any metallic object into the circuitry to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions Your PCI card contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Sup po
13. ous which help to guarantee the transfer of time critical data FireWire is also a point to point interface meaning that a FireWire device can transmit data to another FireWire device without having to go through a computer This lets several com puters share a given device and also allows up to 63 devices to be daisy chained to the same FireWire bus with a max of 16 de vices on one branch To daisy chain connect your one FireWire drive directly to the computer then connect another FireWire drive to the first FireWire drive then another until you reach 16 Then do the same on the rest of the ports on the FireWire bus FireWire Cables and Connectors There are three different types of FireWire cables on the market 6 to 6 pin 6 to4 pin and 4 to 4 pin LaCie FireWire devices are shipped with a certified 6 to 6 pin FireWire cable Most FireWire equipped laptop computers feature a 4 pin FireWire connector so in order to connect your LaCie drive to a laptop with a 4 pin FireWire port you will need to purchase a LaCie certified 6 to 4 pin FireWire cable sold separately If your computer does not have a FireWire port or only has a 4 pin port consult your LaCie reseller or La Cie Customer Support for information about adding a LaCie FireWire PCI or PCMCIA card LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual gt Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Read the manual T
14. rt representative Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects con taining liquids on the PCI card as they may spill onto its circuitry Do ing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or per sonal injury Make sure that the computer and PCI card are electrically grounded If the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of electrical shock Do not expose the PCI card to tem peratures outside the range of 5 C to 45 C 41 F to 104 F Doing so may damage the card or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your card near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely placing your card in an en vironment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Foreword page 3 the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product IMPORTANT INFO Any loss corrup tion or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data To help pre vent the loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy
15. ry 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 Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand Your card s serial number Computer brand and model Operating system and version Amount of memory installed Names of CD or DVD drives installed on your computer Names of any other devices installed on your computer Contacting Customer Support page 11 LaCie FireWire 400 PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 5 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium Contact us at http www lacie com be contact Francais LaCie Denmark Contact us at http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contact us at http www lacie com fr contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Netherlands Contact us at http www lacie com nl contact LaCie Spain Contact us at http www lacie com es contact LaCie Switzerland Contact us at http www lacie com chfr contact Francais LaCie Ireland Contact us at http www lacie com ie contact LaCie International Contact us at http www lacie com intl contact Contacting Customer Support page 12 LaCie Australia Contact us at http
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