FireWire 3 Port PCI Adapter WDAD004-RNx 1

Add the power of FireWire to your Macintosh® or PC with the Western Digital FireWire PCI Adapter. This accessory equips your desktop computer with an IEEE 1394 interface, one of the fastest peripheral standards ever developed. With a capability of operating at up to 400 Mbps, the 3-port FireWire PCI adapter is the perfect technology for high-speed devices like the latest external hard drives, digital video (DV) camcorders, CD-RW drives, scanners, and printers. This high-performance technology communicates fast enough to transfer digital video and audio in real time.

BENEFITS OF FIREWIRE

• Hot plug or hot swap capability allows you to easily connect a new peripheral without powering off the computer.
• Add virtually unlimited storage with multiple FireWire external hard drives and CD-RW drives.
• Automatic configuration, no device IDs or terminators to worry about.
• Allows connection of up to 63 devices.
• Cables are simple and easy to connect and can be up to 15 feet long.

FIREWIRE APPLICATIONS

• Easily download your video from high-resolution digital camcorders.
• Set up a digital video (DV) editing studio on your computer using this card and the included DV editing software.
• Quickly and easily connect to high-speed FireWire printers and scanners.

PACKAGE CONTENTS

• OHCI-compliant FireWire PCI adapter
• 6 foot (1.8m) 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable
• Quick Install guide
• Adapter installation and setup software for Windows® and Macintosh
• Video editing software for Windows and Macintosh
• 1 year warranty
• Compatibility guaranteed

• IEEE 1394, 1394a, and i.LINK compatible
• Complies with standard for an IEEE-1394 high performance serial bus
• Supports serial bus data transfer rates of 100, 200 and 400 Mb/sec
• Isochronous and asynchronous data transfer
• Up to 16 consecutive cable hops of 15 feet
• Three external 6-pin FireWire ports
• Supports plug-and-play specification
• Support for digital video in full size, full motion video of 720 by 480 pixels at 30 frames per second
• Function Control Protocol (FCP)
• Connection Management Protocol (CMP)

PC Users			Macintosh Users
	Minimum 200 MHz processor			Power Mac G3 or higher
	Minimum 64 MB RAM			Minimum 64 MB RAM
	Open PCI card slot			Open PCI card slot
	Windows 98 SE(Second Edition) or higher			Mac OS 8.6 or higher
	CD-ROM drive			CD-ROM drive

PC Users			Macintosh Users
	Intel® Pentium® III 450 Mhz or higher (700 Mhz or higher recommended)			1.5 MB hard drive space for program files
	128 MB RAM			24-bit color display adapter
	500 MB of available hard drive space for program installation			Minimum 12 MB available RAM
	4 GB+ hard drive space for video capture and editing			4 GB+ hard drive space for video capture and editing
	Windows-compatible display with at least 800x600 resolution			Macintosh compatible video input software

• PCI Adapter Specification Sheet released 5/02
  
• Quick Installation Guide released 7/00

¹ The 'x' variable at the end of the Model Number/Order Number can have the following values: N = United States, E = Europe, U = United Kingdom.

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