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These articles and tips are filled with useful information that will help your digital photography experience even more enjoyable.



Frequently Asked Questions

  1. General FAQs?
  2. JumpDrive Expression FAQs
  3. JumpDrive Secure FAQs
  4. Parallel Port (CompactFlash Reader and SmartMedia Reader) FAQs
  5. Universal Digital Film Reader FAQs?
  6. JumpShot FAQs
  7. FireWire FAQs
  8. Shoot and Share Image Editing Software FAQs
  9. Mac OS X Compatibility FAQs
  10. Mass Storage Compatibility FAQs
  11. JumpDrive FAQs
  12. JumpDrive Trio FAQs
  13. How do I upgrade all rev A and Rev B readers to support xD 256 MD and 512 MB
  14. JumpDrive Music FAQ:

FireWire CompactFlash Digital Film Reader General FAQs
 

Q: What is 1394 FireWire?  
A: 1394 Firewire is the name of a high-speed and high-performance serial bus, often called FireWire.  
   
Q: What are the supported data-transfer rates for FireWire?
A: The FireWire serial bus standard defines data rates of 100, 200 and 400MB per second across the cable.  
   
Q: What type of Compact Flash cards can I use with the Lexar FireWire?
A: You may use Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards.  
   
Q: How do I remove the card from the Lexar FireWire Reader?  
A: For Mac: The card must be ejected or unmounted by dragging the disk icon to the “TRASH” before pushing the eject  button on the Lexar FireWire adapter.
For PC: Just push the eject button to remove the digital film.  
   
Q: What capacities of Lexar CompactFlash cards are supported?
A: The supported capacities are 8MB to 4GB.
   
Q: Can I use any CompactFlash?  
A: Yes, Lexar tests with many different manufacturers of products to insure compatibility.  

Lexar FireWire CompactFlash Digital Film Reader Troubleshooting FAQs  

For PC
Q: Do I need a separate driver for Windows?  
A: No, the driver is already included in Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows Me.  
   
For Mac
Q: My Mac OS is 8.5 and I can’t install the Lexar Firewire Reader?  
A: Make sure the Mac OS is 9.0 or greater and the Apple FireWire Software is 2.4 or greater. If you don’t have the 2.4 drivers installed, go to www.apple.com/support and download the driver.


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