LaCie FireWire 800 FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors, Included FireWire Cables

LaCie d2 Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton	Introduction
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1.4. Cables and Connectors

1.4.1. FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors

FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high-speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other, and FireWire 800 is the implemen- tation of the new IEEE 1394b standard.

FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended distance between devices. FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth-intensive applications, such as audio, video and graphics.

Included FireWire Cables

Your LaCie d2 Quadra comes with a FireWire 400 cable and a FireWire 800 cable.

FireWire Benefits

✦Hot-pluggable: devices can be added and removed while the bus is active.

✦Isochronous data delivery: no dropped frames – FireWire supports real-time data delivery.

✦Flexible: up to 63 devices can be connected on a single bus.

✦FireWire 800 reduces delays in arbitration and signal distortion, and increases throughput.

✦Backwards compatibility: adapter cables allow FireWire 400 devices to operate under the FireWire 800 port (at FireWire 400 speed).

FireWire 400 Cable Ends

FireWire 800 Cable Ends