Rosewill RC501 user manual Windows 98SE, Overview, Features, Driver Installation

1394a 2+1 Ports PCI Card RC501 User Manual

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

ƒ Chipset: VIA VT6307 IEEE 1394 controller

ƒData Transfer Rate: 1394a 100/200/400Mbps, OHCI 1.1

ƒ	Bus:	PCI 2.2 32 bit, 33MHz, 3.3V
ƒ	Connector:	1 external 1394 6-pin rear connector & 1 external 1394 4-pin MINI Standard
		type connector and 1

ƒinternal 1394 4-pin connector (for VT6307)

ƒSupports up to 63 devices.

ƒSupports devices hot swap.

ƒMS Windows compatible including DV and SBP-2 drivers, supports all common camcorders, disk drives, printers and scanners with 1394 interfaces.

ƒSupports Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 & Windows XP

Notes

ƒThe 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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