Highlights
  • FW-IDE03S support two IDE (ATA/ATAPI) devices.
Introduction

FW-IDE03S is a FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to IDE(ATA/ATAPI) bridge board. It is ideally suitable for tailgating removable-media devices such as CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, tape drive, and hard disk drive. It allows IDE (ATA/ATAPI) drives (master and slave) to connect to FireWire (1394a) serial bus in a plug-and-play fashion.

Technical Specifications

FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to IDE(ATA/ATAPI) Bridge Board:

  • DC Power Output: with mini 4-pin Floppy Disk Drive power connector (+12V & +5V)
  • IDE (ATA/ATAPI) Interface: Male IDC 2X20 Connector
  • Both ATA and ATAPI devices are supported using the same firmware.
  • FireWire Bus Power: Self Powered Mode Operation
  • Number of ports: External X 2 (FireWire 6 pin)
  • 1394a PHY: Ti's TSB41AB2 1394a-2000 400Mbps PHY
  • 1394 Bus Transfer Rate: 100/200/400 Mbps
  • The IDE (ATA/ATAPI) port supports multi-LUN function for attaching two (Master and Slave) IDE devices.
  • Complies with T13's ATA/ATAPI-6 Draft Specification:
    • DMA Mode 0 ~ 2
    • Ultra DMA Mode 2, 4, 5
    • Supports 48-bit addressing for large hard drives (>128GB).
Hardware Requirements
  • Desktop PC: with either a built-in FireWire (IEEE 1394) controller or a FireWire (IEEE 1394) to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external FireWire (IEEE 1394) port.
  • Laptop PC: with either a built-in FireWire (IEEE-1394) controller or a FireWire (IEEE 1394) to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external FireWire (IEEE 1394) port.
Operating System Requirements
  • Windows 98SE or higher; MacOS 9.1 or higher; Linux
  • Driver Requirements
    • FireWire:
      • No driver installation for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, Mac OS and Linux
Kit includes
  • FW-IDE03S Bridge Board
  • CB-00072 --- Y-Shape DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow) with three power connectors (one FDD like mini 4pin, one IDE big 4pin female plug and one IDE big 4pin male plug )
  • Installation Guide