Digitus DS-30201-2 User manual

IEEE 1394a Firewire
PCI Express Card
User Manual
DS-30201-2
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Features and Benefits
Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.1
Compliant with IEEE 1394-1995, 1394a-2000 and OHCI 1.1
Standards
PCI Express 1-lane(x1) FireWire adapters works with PCI
Express slots with different lane width
Installs in any available PCI Express slot and supports data
transfer rates up to 400Mbps
Provide two external FireWire 400 (1394a) 6-pin ports and
one internal FireWire 400 (1394a) 6-pin port – sharing with
first external FireWire 400 port
Support DV camcorders, hard disk, removable drives,
scanner, digital cameras and other FireWire audio/video
devices
Onboard power connector to provide reliable power source
Support Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64-bit, Vista
32/64-bit, 7
System Requirements
Windows® 2000, XP/2003 32/64-bit, Vista 32/64-bit, 7

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PCI Express-enabled system with an available PCI Express
slot
Package Contents
1 x PCIe FireWire Card 2+1 Ports
1 x User’s Manual
Ulead Video Studio CD
Hardware Installation
1. Turn Off the power to your computer.
2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s cover.
3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCIe slot.
4. To install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector
with the selected PCIe slot on the motherboard. Push the
board down firmly.
5. Connect the system power source to the board’s power
connector.
6. Replace the slot bracket’s holding screw to secure the card.
7. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord.

Driver Installation
Please make sure the board is installed before proceeding with
driver installation.
Important: If your system doesn’t boot to Windows properly with
our card installed, check with your system’s manufacturer for the
latest system firmware update.
Windows® 2000/XP/Vista/7
Windows® 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 will automatically detect and
install the correct driver for the FireWire 3-Port PCIe Card.
To Verify Windows Installation
Right click My Computer, then click Manage, click Device
Manager. The Device Manager window opens. Scroll to the
IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers icon and click on the plus
symbol, the VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
should be displayed.