Adaptec DuoConnect AUA-3020 PCI Card - FireWire/USB Combo Card AUA3020, 4- Port 2.0 USB, 2-Port FireWire 400
At 400 megabits per second, the FireWire/1394/i.LINK standard is ideal for multimedia input devices such as digital video (DV) camcorders, and high-speed storage devices, scanners and CD-RW drives. In fact, you can "daisy-chain" up to 62 peripherals from the two external FireWire ports on your DuoConnect card. USB 2.0 combines high-speed performance with the plug-and-play simplicity that has made USB peripherals so popular. USB 2.0 products, including external hard drives, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs and scanners, can run at up to 480 Mbps. That's 40 times faster than USB 1.1 peripherals! DuoConnect's three external ports provide maximum compatibility and connectivity to the newest USB 2.0 devices as well as USB 1.1 devices.
General Information
Manufacturer Adaptec
Manufacturer Part Number AUA-3020CS
Product Line DuoConnect
Product Name DuoConnect Combo FireWire and USB 2.0
Product Type USB Adapter
Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows XP
Macintosh OS 9.1
Macintosh OS 9.2.x
Macintosh OS X 10.1.x
Macintosh OS X 10.2.x
Benefits
Fully USB-IF Hi-speed certified
Works on both Macs and PCs
Key Differentiators
Combination FireWire and USB 2.0 card
System Environment
Desktop
Number of devices
Up to 62 FireWire devices
Up to 127 USB devices, either USB 1.1 or 2.0
Bus System Interface Type
Universal PCI 2.2 compliant
External Connectors
Three USB connectors
Two FireWire connectors
Data Transfer Rate
USB 1.1 OHCI: up to 12 Mbps
USB 2.0 EHCI: up to 480 Mbps
FireWire (IEEE 1394) OHCI: up to 400 Mbps
System Requirements
PC
266 MHz or faster processor
64 MB of RAM
Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, 2000, ME or XP software
Available PCI slot
CD-ROM drive
Macintosh
Power Macintosh beige G3 (rev B or later) & Blue & White G3 & G4s
Mac® OS 9.1 or later*
Available PCI slot
CD-ROM drive
*This card is OHCI compatible. Drivers that Apple includes in the Mac OS will work with this product. Note: USB ports will function at USB 1.1 speeds.