Adaptec To The Rescue With The AUA-3121 DuoConnect
The Adaptec AUA-3121 uses a good sized PCB board to house both the USB 2.0 and Firewire connections for the DuoConnect. The DuoConnect follows the lead of other add-in board makers by using an attractive blue PCB board, rather than the normal drab green that we have come to expect.
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Description
4-port USB 2.0 and 3-port FireWire combination card for PCs and Macs
System Environment
PCs & Apple MACs
Features / Benefits
6-ft FireWire cable - a $30 valueFully USB-IF Hi-speed certifiedWorks on both Macs and PCs
Key Differences
Combination FireWire and USB 2.0 cardComplete DV Editing and Creation SoftwareUp to 18W of FireWire cable power
Data Transfer Rate
USB 1.1 OHCI: up to 12 MbpsUSB 2.0 EHCI: up to 480 MbpsFireWire (IEEE 1394) OHCI: up to 400 Mbps
Connector Configuration
External - Three USB connectorsExternal - Two FireWire connectorsInternal - One USB connectorInternal - One FireWire connectorInternal - One 4-pin mini-Molex power connector
Bus Type
Universal PCI 2.2 compliant
System Requirements - PC
266 MHz or faster processor64 MB of RAMMicrosoft Windows 98SE, 2000, ME or XP softwareAvailable PCI slotCD-ROM driveVideo Editing & DVD Creation Requirements (PC only):350 MHz or faster processor128 MB RAMDV camcorderCD-RW or DVD-R/RW drive250 MB disk space for program files2.1 GB free disk space for 10 minutes of digital video24 bit color depth and 1024x768 resolution
System Requirements - MAC
Power Macintosh beige G3 (rev B or later) & G4s (No Blue & White G3 support)Mac OS 9.0.4 or laterAvailable PCI slotCD-ROM driveVideo Editing & DVD Creation Requirements (Macintosh only):Macintosh users can download Apple's iMovie 2 software or other video-editing software using links provided on the DuoConnect installation CD
Package Contents
Adaptec DuoConnect card (AUA-3121: IEEE 1394 OHCI compliant; USB 1.1 OHCI and USB 2.0 EHCI compliant); 6-foot (1.8m) FireWire 6-pin to 4-pin cable; Hardware Installation Guide; Installation CD;Adaptec USB 2.0 EHCI drivers for Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, and 2000; Sonic MyDVD 3 softwareVideo Editing software; User Guide; Registration Card Links to key websites
Warranty
5-year manufacturing and materials warranty
Product Specifications for the Adaptec AUA-3121 DuoConnect supplied by Adaptec -
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