M-Audio FireWire 1814

3 About the FireWire 1814
A single IEEE 1394 cable connects the FireWire 1814 to your computer’s FireWire port.
If your PC is not equipped with a native FireWire port, you may purchase a FireWire PCI
card at any computer electronics retailer (On Macs, the FireWire 1814 should only be
used with native FireWire ports).
IMPORTANT: The FireWire 1814 comes with both a high quality six-pin to six-pin
FireWire cable and a four-pin to six-pin FireWire cable. We strongly suggest that you
use one of these cables, or one of equal quality, for optimum audio performance. Your
computer is equipped with either a six-pin or a four-pin interface, while the connector
on the FireWire 1814 is six-pin. The FireWire 1814 requires a six-pin FireWire
connection in order to receive bus power; if your computer has a four-pin connection,
you will need to use the supplied power adapter.
(NOTE: Some computer manufacturers may use a different nomenclature to refer to
their FireWire connections, such as Sony’s “iLink,” or simply “1394” — when in doubt,
consult the owner’s manual for your computer.)
IMPORTANT - IEEE 1394 “FireWire” Users :
Reports have come to our attention of isolated problems when hot-plugging IEEE
1394 (aka “FireWire”) devices. Hot-plugging refers to making 1394/FireWire
connections when one or more of the devices is turned on (including the computer).
There are rare occurrences when, after hot-plugging, either the FireWire peripheral or
the host computers FireWire port are rendered permanently inoperable. While M-Audio
products adhere rigidly to the FireWire industry standard and pass stringent internal
testing, the possibility remains that hot-plugging your M-Audio FireWire interface to
some computers may result in the this type of problem.
We strongly encourage you to protect your equipment by refraining from hot-
plugging any bus-powered FireWire device, including the M-Audio family of
FireWire products. Connect your FireWire device while both the computer and
FireWire device are powered off. Power on the FireWire device, then turn the