Highlights
  • FWB-IDE10D-1 support two IDE (ATA/ATAPI) devices.
Highlights
  • Support two IDE devices
Introduction

FWB-IDE10D-1 is a FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) to IDE (ATA/ATAPI) bridge board featuring Oxford OXFW912 --- FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) to IDE Bridge Controller

FWB-IDE10D-1 is ideally suited for tailgate interface applications for removable-media drives CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, tape drive, and hard disk drive. It allows two IDE drives (Master and Slave) to be connected to FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) serial bus in a plug-and-play fashion.

FWB-IDE10D-1 provides the perfect solution for data backup and transferring of data between computers using IDE (ATA/ATAPI) devices

FWB-IDE10D-1 also is a selectable hardware RAID bridge for two 3.5" ATA HDD. A true hardware solution, FWB-IDE10D-1 requires no software to be installed on your machine.

It provides 3 hardware RAID mode:

  • RAID 0 (Striping): for two disks with same capacity.
  • Spanning: for two disks with different capacity.
  • Non-RAID (JBOD).

Technical Specifications

FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) to IDE (ATA/ATAPI) Bridge Board:

  • DC Power Connector: with mini 4-pin Floppy Disk Drive power connector
  • IDE (ATA/ATAPI) Interface: One female IDC 2X20 Connector and one male IDC 2X20 Connector
  • Both ATA and ATAPI devices are supported using the same firmware.
  • FireWire Bus Power: Self Powered Mode Operation
  • FireWire ports: Two external Bilingual Ports
  • 1394b PHY: Ti's TSB81BA3 IEEE 1394b 800Mbps PHY
  • 1394 Bus Transfer Rate: S100/S200/S400/S800 Mbps
  • HDD Access LED
  • FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) to ATA Native Bridge Controller: Oxford OXFW912, complies with T13's ATA/ATAPI-7 Draft Specification:
    • PIO Mode 0 ~ 4
    • Multiword DMA Mode 0 ~ 2
    • Ultra DMA Mode 0 ~ 6
    • Supports 48-bit addressing for large hard drives (>128GB).
  • Form Factor: Dual form factor
    • Direct Connect type
    • SCSI I 50pin Low Density Centronics Connector Form Factor
      (Fit to most standard SCSI enclosure.)
Applications

Application 1: Internal (Direct Connect type)

  • CB-00214 Ultra DMA100 Cable 6 cm for second device

Application 2: External (Fit to most standard SCSI enclosure)

  • CB-00128 Ultra DMA100 Cable 12+6 inch for two devices (Master & Slave)
Physical Dimensions
  • 8.45cm (W) x 4.96cm (H) x 2.00cm(D)
Net Weight
  • 45g
Hardware Requirement
  • 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/ME/2000/XP/2003/7; MacOS X or higher; Linux
  • Driver Requirements
    • FireWire:
      • No driver installation for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, 7, Mac OS and Linux
Kit includes
  • FWB-IDE10D-1 Bridge Board
  • CB-00265 Y-Shape (one IDE big 4pin male to one floppy drive like mini 4pin and one IDE big 4pin female)
  • DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow)
  • Installation Guide

Option:

  • CB-00128 Ultra DMA100 Cable 12+6 inch for two devices (Master & Slave)
  • CB-00214 Ultra DMA100 Cable 6 cm for second device