Operation Manual

Advanced Configuration and Handling

• ISDN (external cards, PBX-boards)

• keyboards and mice

• and much more

FireWire Devices

Depending on the model and its accessories your computer features a FireWire

port. Many devices also designate this port as "IEEE 1394". FireWire offers a very

fast data transmission and is especially suitable for applications that require a huge

volume of data like digital photo or digital video cameras, If you want to use Fire-

Wire you should pay attention to the ports offered by the peripheral devices when

buying them.

In a similar manner to the USB, the FireWire port also supports Plug & Play and

Hot-swapping. Therefore you only need to plug the devices in. Windows will detect

them automatically and install the corresponding driver. However, some older Fire-

Wire devices do not take advantage of this feature. In this case, you must connect

the device and restart Windows. Afterwards, Windows will detect and configure the

device.

Here are some examples of typical FireWire devices:

• digital video cameras, e.g. DVCam, Digital8

• high-end digital still cameras (photo cameras)

• external drives, e.g. DLT for data backup

• and some others