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Firewire® FAQ

1.  What is Firewire®?
2.  Is Firewire different from i.LINK?
3.  Does the Firewire connector on-board Sound Blaster Audigy® or Audigy™ 2 work with an i.LINK-equipped device?
4.  Do all Firewire / 1394-equipped devices work with Sound Blaster Audigy or Audigy 2?
5.  What is Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI)?
6.  What is the transfer rate of Firewire / 1394
7.  How many Firewire / 1394-equipped devices can be connected together?
8.  Can Firewire-equipped devices be added to and removed from a Sound Blaster Audigy or Audigy 2 via the Firewire / 1394 connection without turning off a
9.  What Creative products are Firewire-equipped?

1 - What is Firewire®?
The IEEE-1394 High Performance Serial Bus or commonly known as 1394 or FireWire®, is a high-speed serial input/output (I/O) technology for connecting peripherals to a computer.
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2 - Is Firewire different from i.LINK?
Both Firewire and i-Link are high-speed connectivity following the IEEE-1394 standard but Firewire has 6-pin while i-Link has 4-pin
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3 - Does the Firewire connector on-board Sound Blaster Audigy® or Audigy™ 2 work with an i.LINK-equipped device?
Yes, Firewire on-board of Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy 2 series works with i.LINK, provided that a 4-pin to 6-pin Firewire / 1394 device cable is used.
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4 - Do all Firewire / 1394-equipped devices work with Sound Blaster Audigy or Audigy 2?
In general, all Firewire / 1394-equipped devices that are Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) compatible should work with SB1394 on-board Sound Blaster Audigy or Audigy 2.
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5 - What is Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI)?
Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) defines the way Firewire / 1394 interfaces to a PC host. OHCI provides an operating system like Microsoft Windows a standardized way of interacting with the 1394 bus.
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6 - What is the transfer rate of Firewire / 1394
Data can be transferred at up to 400Mbps, with 1.2 Gbps speeds in development.
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7 - How many Firewire / 1394-equipped devices can be connected together?
Up to 63 Firewire-equipped devices can be chained together on one connection.
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8 - Can Firewire-equipped devices be added to and removed from a Sound Blaster Audigy or Audigy 2 via the Firewire / 1394 connection without turning off a
Yes. All Firewire-equipped devices are hot-swappable. They can be added to and removed from a system without turning it off.
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9 - What Creative products are Firewire-equipped?
  • Multi-media Audio Cards
    - Sound Blaster Audigy® 2 series
    - Sound Blaster Audigy® series
  • Digital Audio Players
    - Nomad® Jukebox Zen
    - Nomad® Jukebox 3
  • CDRWs
    - CD-RW Blaster® 24/10/40 External
    - CD-RW Blaster® 48/12/48 External
  • Hard Drives
    - Storage Blaster® Portable hard disk 20 GB
    - Storage Blaster® Portable hard disk 40 GB
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