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1394a 2+1 Ports PCI Card RC501
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Overview
The IEEE1394 multimedia connection (also known as Fire Wire by Apple Computer, and iLink by
Sony) features hot swapping, high-speed performance, peer to peer communication and daisy
chained which can accept up to 63 devices connected simultaneously.
The idea of IEEE1394 standard is all other devices and peripherals that connected outside of PC
can simply plug into 1394 port instead of opening case and adding a circuit board. IEEE1394
standard is an important enabling technology for the emerging multimedia market.
Features
Chipset: VIA VT6307 IEEE 1394 controller
Data Transfer Rate: 1394a 100/200/400Mbps, OHCI 1.1
Bus: PCI 2.2 32 bit, 33MHz, 3.3V
Connector: 1 external 1394 6-pin rear connector & 1 external 1394 4-pin MINI Standard
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internal 1394 4-pin connector (for VT6307)
Supports up to 63 devices.
Supports devices hot swap.
MS Windows compatible including DV and SBP-2 drivers, supports all common camcorders,
disk drives, printers and scanners with 1394 interfaces.
Supports Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 & Windows XP
Notes
The external 1394 connector PORT2 (top-most) shares with the internal connector PORT1. If
both connectors are connected to devices, only the device connected to PORT2 will work.
Driver Installation
Windows 98SE
Once the IEEE 1394 Adaptor is installed and the computer is restarted, Windows will detect the
board and attempt to install driver for it.
1. New hardware “PCI OHCI Compliant
IEEE 1394 Host Controller” found, then
click “Next” to continue.

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2. After Windows has found the new
hardware, Select “Search for the best
driver for your device (Recommended)”
and click “Next” to continue.
3. Select “Search for the best driver for your
device”. Uncheck all boxes and then click
“Next”.
4. Windows is ready to install the driver for the
device, and click “Next” to continue
installation.

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5. Windows has finished the driver installation
and click “Finish”, then restart your
computer
6. If the drivers are installed successfully, you
will see the following new devices in Device
Manager.
Windows ME
Once the IEEE 1394 Adaptor is installed and the computer is restarted, Windows will detect the
board and attempt to install driver for it.
1. New hardware “VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE
1394 Host Controller” found, then
automatically install the software

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2. After Windows completed the installation,
Select “Yes” to restart the computer
2. If the drivers are installed successfully,
you will see the following new devices in
DeviceManager.
Windows 2000
Once the IEEE 1394 Adaptor is installed and the computer is restarted, Windows will detect the
board and attempt to install driver for it.
1. Windows will automatically install the
software and found the New hardware
“VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host
Controller”.

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2. If the drivers are installed successfully, you
will see the following new devices in
Device Manager.
Windows XP
Once the IEEE 1394 Adaptor is installed and the computer is restarted, Windows will detect the
board and attempt to install driver for it.
1. Windows will automatically install the
driver and found the New hardware “VIA
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host
Controller”
2. If the drivers are installed successfully, you
will see the following new devices in Device
Manager.

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