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Installing the adapter

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Note

: FireWire devices have their own power supply and do 

not require the optional power adapter to be connected in 

order to work. However non-powered FireWire devices require 

an optional 12V/2A power adapter to work.

Installing the adapter

To install the FireWire ExpressCard adapter: 

• Carefully insert the adapter into the ExpressCard slot of 

your laptop until it’s firmly seated in the ExpressCard slot. 
(Refer to the ExpressCard slot instructions from your 
laptop’s user guide).

Windows installation:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista automatically detect the 
adapter after it is installed, then installs the correct driver. No separate 
driver installation is needed. 

To verify proper installation in Windows:

1

To verify if the device exists in your computer and is 
enabled, right-click 

My Computer

, then select 

Properties

2

Click 

Device Manager

 and open the entry 

IEEE 1394 Bus 

host controllers

.

If the device has been properly installed, its sub-entry 
should be displayed as 

OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host 

Controller

 in Windows 2000 and Windows XP or 

AGERE 

OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

 

in 

Windows Vista. 

Mac OS X (v10.4 or later) installation:

Computers with Mac OS X v10.4 or later include a FireWire driver provided 
by the operating system. No additional driver software is necessary. After 
the FireWire ExpressCard adapter is installed, start the computer. 

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Page 1: ...USER GUIDE FireWire 800 ExpressCard Adapter DX ECFW DX ECFW_08 1308 ENG fm Page 1 Friday June 20 2008 4 35 PM ...

Page 2: ... designed to plug into a laptop equipped with an ExpressCard slot It takes full advantage of the lastest IEEE 1394b technology to provide easy installation and improve peripheral speed The Dynex FireWire ExpressCard adapter supports FireWire 800 multimediaperipheralsandisfullybackwardcompatiblewithIEEE 1394a FireWire 400 devices suchas DV camcorders CD RW and DVD drives portable hard drives digita...

Page 3: ...esone9 pinFireWire800andone6 pinFireWire400 port for multiple device connections Supports IEEE 1394b serial bus data transfer rates of 100 200 400 and 800 Mbps Compliant with IEEE 1394b and backward compatible with IEEE 1394a 2000 and IEEE 1394 1995 standards Hot swappingfeature allows you to connect and disconnect devices without turning off the system ExpressCard 34 interface FireWire 400 port F...

Page 4: ...eWire ExpressCard adapter from its package safely discharge any static electricity build up which may damage the computer or the adapter by touchingan unpainted piece of metal Thisproductisforgeneralcomputeruse Itisnottobeused as equipment requiring exceptional reliability particularly when the breakdown or malfunction of this product may jeopardize life or health such asaerospace equipment atomic...

Page 5: ...lls the correct driver No separate driver installation is needed To verify proper installation in Windows 1 To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled right click My Computer then select Properties 2 Click Device Manager andopen the entry IEEE 1394Bus host controllers If the device has been properly installed its sub entry should be displayed as OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Co...

Page 6: ...nager to see if the DVcamera is detected and installed If the DV camera is connected to the FireWire ExpressCard adapter the Device Managershould display Microsoft DV camera and VCR under Imaging Device in the ControlPanel If these entries are not present the camera may not connect to the FireWire ExpressCard adapter correctly Check the cable connections to both the camera and adapter Make sure th...

Page 7: ...ted device drivers are available for download on the device manufacturer s Web site During installation Windows cannot locate the files needed to complete installation If Windows reports that it is unable to find the file necessary to install the FireWire ExpressCard adapter there will be a field at the bottom of the window requesting where to Copy files from In this location changethefilelocation...

Page 8: ...a connector Dimension 1 69 4 49 0 79 inches 43 114 20 mm Maximumdata transferrate FireWire 800 1394b 800 Mbps or 100 MB sec FireWire 400 1394a 400 Mbps or 50 MB sec System environment Operating temperature 41 F 104 F 5 C 40 C Operating humidity 20 80 RH System support Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Mac OS X v10 4 x orhigher Certification FCC Class B ICES 003 DX ECFW_08 1308 ENG fm Page 8 Fr...

Page 9: ...talled and used in accordancewiththeinstructions maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio communications 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 whichcan be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or...

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Page 11: ...pair center or store personnel Dynex will at its sole option 1 repairtheProductwithneworrebuiltparts or 2 replacethe Product at nocharge with new or rebuilt comparable productsorparts Products and parts replacedunder thiswarranty become the propertyof Dynex and are not returned toyou Ifservice of products andpartsare required after the Warranty Periodexpires you must pay all labor and parts charge...

Page 12: ...p adjustments Cosmetic damage Damage due toacts of God such as lightning strikes Accident Misuse Abuse Negligence Commercial use Modification of any part of the Product Plasma display panel damagedbystatic non moving images appliedforlengthyperiods burn in This warrantyalso does not cover Damage due toincorrect operation or maintenance Connection toan incorrectvoltage supply Attempted repair byany...

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