Introduction

FW-142AS (with Male IDC 2x20 Connector)
SCSI Enclosure Form Factor Type IDE(ATA/ATAPI) to FireWire (IEEE 1394a) Bridge Board
* Fit to most standard SCSI Enclosure

Technical Specifications

IEEE 1394 to IDE Bridge Board :

  • FW-142AS was designed using OXFW-911 chip which support UDMA33/66/100 ATA mode.
  • 48-bit LBA support (> 128 GB)
  • FW-142AS supports both ATA and ATAPI devices by using the same firmware.
Physical Dimensions
  • 2.85" x 1.45" (7.25cm x 3.80cm)
Hardware Requirements
  • 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 or higher; MacOS 9.1 or higher; Linux
  • Driver Requirements
    • FireWire:
      • No driver installation for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, Mac OS and Linux
Applications
  • To turn your SCSI enclosure into FireWire Enclosure.
  • To change the slow & expensive SCSI device with cheap & fast EIDE device.
  • SCSI Enclosure and RAID system vendors using the ATA/ATAPI interface now have an immediate and no-risk answer for adding 1394 FireWire solutions to their product lines.