LaCie d2 CD-RW FireWire Drive Manual
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Appendix 2 - FireWire Q & Apage 25LaCie d2 FireWire CD-RW Drive8. Appendix – FireWire Questions & AnswersWhat does IEEE 1394 mean?"1394" is an abbreviation of IEEE 1394, the name given to this high-performance serial bus. IEEE (the Institute of Electricaland Electronic Engineers) is the name of the engineering corps that developed this standard. It just so happens that this is the1394th standard produced by the IEEE.What is the relationship between IEEE 1394, FireWire, iLink, and DV?These four names all refer to the same interface.• IEEE 1394 is the name of the standard, as used in the computer industry.• FireWire is the brand name used by Apple to designate the implementation of the IEEE 1394 standard in its products.• iLink is an initiative from Sony to create a brand name based on the IEEE 1394 standard. With iLink, Sony has givenIEEE 1394 technology a user-friendly, easily-recognizable face, both for consumer electronics and the computer industryas a whole.• DV is the logo used by video camcorders for the IEEE 1394 port. DV means "Digital Video."What can the FireWire interface be used for?With its high data transfer rates, the FireWire interface is great for consumer electronics and video peripherals. It is actually apoint-to-point type interface. This means, for instance, that you can link one camcorder to another to make a copy withouthaving to resort to a computer – a FireWire peripheral can in fact transmit data to another peripheral without going througha computer (host control). This lets several computers share a given peripheral. Camcorders incorporating a FireWireinterface enable you to capture digital video images and transfer them to your computer affordably.Can I link my FireWire Hard Drive and CD-RW drives together?At this time, you can daisy chain up to 63 FireWire peripherals on the same bus, with a maximum of 16 peripherals on onebranch. Just connect the first device to a FireWire port on your computer, and link the second FireWire connector of thisperipheral to a port on the next peripheral, and so on, using the FireWire cables provided. Unlike USB topology, there is noneed for hubs.Remember that when two or more peripherals are linked in a daisy chain, you must use the external power supply providedwith the devices, as the FireWire bus alone will not be capable of providing the power required for all of the peripherals.FireWire sounds great, but my computer is not equipped with it. What can I do?Nearly all of the newer Macintosh computers, and some PCs, are equipped with FireWire buses. The standard is becomingincreasingly common at the time of printing. If your computer is not equipped, it may be possible, depending on yourconfiguration, to add a FireWire PCI or PCMCIA card enabling you to connect your LaCie peripheral. Contact a computersupply specialist for details. |
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