Satisfy your need for speed — times two!
Why buy two PCI cards when you can get all
the high-speed connectivity you need using
one Adaptec® DuoConnect™ PCI card? With
FireWire® and USB 2.0 connections on a sin-
gle card, you save both money and a valuable
PCI slot. And with the included video editing
software, you can easily create Video CDs
from your home movies! For speed and
ease-of-use, you’ll get where you want to
go twice as fast with DuoConnect.
Take advantage of FireWire peripherals
FireWire is as hot as its name suggests, support-
ing data speeds up to 400 megabits per second
(Mbps). That made FireWire/1394/i.LINK the
standard for multimedia input devices such as
digital video (DV) cameras, high-speed storage
devices, scanners, CD-RW, and DVD drives. In
fact, you can “daisy chain” up to 62 peripherals
from the two external FireWire ports on your
DuoConnect PCI card.
Speed up your connection to peripherals
with USB 2.0
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 CD-RWs,
DVD-Rs, hard drives, and scanners – can run
at up to 480 Mbps.* That’s 40 times faster than
today’s USB 1.1 peripherals.** DuoConnect’s
three external ports provide maximum
compatibility to thousands of current USB 1.1
and high-speed USB 2.0 devices.
Includes Adaptec USBControl™ Utility
Take control of your USB configuration with
the Adaptec USBControl Utility. Its friendly
and intuitive interface shows where all your
devices are connected and how they’re per-
forming, simplifies troubleshooting and more.
Create your own movies*
Get in on the fun of digital video (DV)
movie making. Attach a FireWire-compatible
DV camcorder to your FireConnect for
Notebooks adapter. Then use the video
editing software to capture footage from
the camcorder; assemble a movie from your
favorite scenes; and add titles, graphics,
music, and special effects. Finally, burn
movies on your CD-R or CD-RW. It’s fun
and easy!
Trust the Adaptec name
When you choose an Adaptec product, you
benefit from 20-plus years of experience in
making advanced technologies easy to use. We
backup our products with a five-year hardware
warranty plus our superior telephone and
online support.
* Please check the Adaptec website (www.adaptec.com/usb) for
Macintosh driver support. At this time Apple does not support
USB 2.0 drivers. Without USB 2.0 drivers, the DuoConnect will
operate at USB 1.1 speeds.
** USB 1.1 devices cannot operate at USB 2.0 speeds even when
connected to a USB 2.0 hub or host adapter. USB 2.0 devices
connected through a USB 1.1 hub are limited to USB 1.1 speeds.
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Adaptec®DuoConnect Combo
FireWire and USB 2.0 Card
The 2-in-1 card for connecting
today’s fastest peripherals
Product Highlights
Combination FireWire and
USB 2.0 card
Complete DV Editing and
Creation Software Package
Full USB-IF Speed Certification
Includes 6-foot FireWire cable
Works on both Macs and PCs
Adaptec DuoConnect Card
AUA-3020 (1923200)
3-port USB 2.0 and 2-port FireWire combination card
for PCs and Macs
Desktop and Power Macs
Up to 62 FireWire devices.
Up to 127 USB devices, either USB 1.1 or 2.0
USB 1.1 OHCI: up to 12 Mbps
USB 2.0 EHCI: up to 480 Mbps
FireWire (IEEE 1394) OHCI: up to 400 Mbps
Universal PCI 2.2 compliant
PC system requirements:
• 266 MHz or faster processor
• 64 MB RAM
• Microsoft ® 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP
• Available PCI slot
• CD-ROM drive
Additional requirements for video editing
and capturing:
• DV camcorder equipped with FireWire/1394 interface
• 256 MB RAM (128 MB minimum)
• 16 Hz processor (800 MHz minimum)
• Monitor that supports 1024x768 resolution at 16-bit
high-color mode
• 16-bit sound card with speakers
• Video card with 8 MB RAM
• CD-RW drive
Macintosh
• Power Macintosh Beige G3 (rev B or later);
Black/White G3 & G4s
• Mac® OS 9.0.4 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 that USB ports
will function at USB 1.1. speeds
Mac OS 9.2 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000, 98SE,
Me,XP, Power Macintosh Beige G3 (rev B or later) & G4s
5-year manufacturing and materials warranty
Adaptec, Inc.
691 South Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
Tel: (408) 945-8600
Fax: (408) 262-2533
Copyright © 2003 Adaptec. All rights reserved. Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, and DuoConnect are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Microsoft, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me,
and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, used under license. FireWire, the FireWire logo, Macintosh, Mac OS,the Mac OS logo, Quicktime and the Quicktime logo are registered trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc., used under license. i.LINK and the i.LINK logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation, used under license. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners.
Information supplied by Adaptec Inc., is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of printing, but Adaptec Inc., assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
Adaptec, Inc., reserves the right, without notice, to make changes in product design or specifications. Information is subject to change without notice.
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Adaptec DuoConnect Combo
FireWire and USB 2.0 Card
AUA-3020
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