USER’S REFERENCE AFW-4300 400 MBPS FIREWIRE HOST BUS ADAPTER
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Contents Introduction 1 System Requirements 3 PC Compatible 3 Macintosh 3 Additional Requirements for Video Editing and Capturing 4 For Windows 4 For Macintosh 4 Contents of Box 5 About DV Technology 6 About 1394 Technology 7 Troubleshooting 8 iii
In this book: Introduction 1 System Requirements 3 Contents of Box 5 About DV Technology 6 About 1394 Technology 7 Troubleshooting 8 Introduction The Adaptec AFW-4300 Host Adapter (or AFW-4300) is a PCI interface board that can enable your Personal Computer with IEEE-1394 functions. With the AFW-4300, you can connect Digital Video (DV) camcorders or other devices with a 1394 digital interface to any PC compatible or Power Macintosh® computer with PCI expansion slots.
AFW-4300 User’s Reference The AFW-4300 features include: ■ IEEE-1394-compliance ■ Up to 400 Megabits per second (Mbps) transfer rate ■ Three external connectors ■ Open architecture API (OHCI Compliant) ■ Compatibility assurance To install your AFW-4300, see the AFW-4300 Installation Guide included in your kit.
System Requirements System Requirements The minimum system requirements for the AFW-4300 are: PC Compatible ■ IBM-compatible PC, 266 MHz Processor or above ■ Microsoft Windows® 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000®, or Windows ME® ■ Available PCI slot ■ CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Macintosh ■ Mac OS 8.6 or higher ■ Apple PowerMac 8600/9600 or later ■ Apple FireWire® 2.
AFW-4300 User’s Reference Additional Requirements for Video Editing and Capturing ■ 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) ■ 50 MB of available hard drive space for program files and digital audio/video content Note: DV uses 250 MB per minute of capture.
Contents of Box Contents of Box The contents in this kit are: ■ Adaptec AFW-4300 Host Adapter ■ 6-to-4 pin FireWire cable ■ AFW-4300 Hardware Installation Guide ■ FireConnect 4300 CD containing: ■ MGI VideoWave 4 DV editing software for Windows ■ Links to latest Macintosh FireWire software and drivers ■ Warranty Information ■ Software License Agreement 5
AFW-4300 User’s Reference About DV Technology DV technology is a standard digital file and compression format for recording video and audio data onto a digital tape. DV uses compression to reduce the enormous size of the uncompressed video data (much like processing 30 full-screen bitmap images every second) to file sizes manageable by desktop computers.
About 1394 Technology About 1394 Technology 1394 (also known as FireWire or i.LINK) is an international standard data transfer protocol created by Apple Computer, Inc. and ratified by the International Standards Organization as IEEE 1394. Like other data I/O protocols such as SCSI, Fibre Channel, and IDE, 1394 itself knows nothing about video, compression, or editing. It is a series of standardized commands for moving data from one device to another.
AFW-4300 User’s Reference Troubleshooting The following tips are general troubleshooting procedures: ■ Check that the card is seated evenly all the way into the PCI slot. ■ Check motherboard system documentation to ensure that bus mastering support is provided and enabled for the slot containing the AFW-4300. ■ Check if the card is not detected by the operating system and/or the driver fails to load, to try moving the card to a different PCI slot.
Troubleshooting 3. In the window that appears, scroll down to the PCI area and click the arrow next to each PCI slot to reveal the PCI card information. If the AFW-4300 is installed properly, you will see the following information listed under one of the slots: Card type: Not available Card name: pci104c,8010 Card model: Not available Card ROM #: Not available Card Revision: 0 Card vendor ID: 104C 4. If the card is not seen, verify the Apple FireWire 2.
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Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 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.
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