Equip USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card User manual

Brand: Equip

Model: USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card

Category: Interface cards/adapters

Type: User manual

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USB 2.0-/FireWire IEEE 1394a PCI Interface Card

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Content

1. Hardware Installation

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2. Driver Limitations

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3. Driver Installation Windows VISTA

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4. Driver Installation Windows XP

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5. Driver Installation Windows 2000

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6. Driver Installation Windows ME

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7.1 USB Driver Installation Windows 98 SE

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7.2 IEEE 1394 Driver Installation Windows 98 SE

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1. Hardware Installation

Before installation:

• Touch the exposed metal casing on your computer’s power supply before you taking the

card from its antistatic package. This safely discharges any static electricity that may

have build up on your body.

• Handle the card by the PCB edge only. Avoid touching the gold-plated bus or any

electronic components.

1. Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord before

installing the host card.

2. Remove your computer’s cover. (Please refer to your computer

owners manual for instructions on removing the cover)

3. Locate an available PCI expansion slot and remove the bracket cover.

4. Insert the card carefully into a free PCI slot and make sure the gold-

plated bus is seated evenly in the PCI slot.

5. Fasten the PCI card’s mounting bracket securely to the rear computer

case by screw, it can avoid the card falling out accidentally when

plug in external cables.

6. Before replacing your computer’s cover, you must make sure no tools

or screws is left inside your computer case

7. Reconnect AC power cord and turn the power on, to complete the

driver software installation.

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2. Driver Limitations

Current limitations of the driver are: Composite devices and Hi-Speed Isochronous Transfers

are currently not supported.

Please visit VIA web site (http://www.via.com.tw) to get the latest driver.

3. Driver Installation Windows VISTA

1. Start power to run Vista.

2. Windows will automatically detect the new device and will install the drivers needed.

3. To check whether the drivers were installed successfully please click right mouse button

My Computer

and select

Properties

then

Device Manager

. Double click on

Universal

Serial Bus controllers

and on display should be

VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host

Controller

and

VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller

When double click on IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers on display should be

VIA OHCI

Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

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4. Driver Installation Windows XP

NOTE: The drivers for this card are compressed on the included CD using “Winzip”.

1. Windows will automatically detect the new device and will install the drivers needed for

IEEE 1394. Under

Device Manager

you can check whether the driver was installed

successfully: Double click on

IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers

and on display should be

VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

2. Open the

Device Manager

and check if there is a

Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller

Other devices

3. Insert the Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive and execute the setup program by

double clicking on the “setup.exe” file. (the path is \USB\USB2.0-VIA)

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4. Select “Install USB 2.0 Driver” and press “Next”.

5. Press “Continue Anyway”.

6. Press “Next”.

7. Press “Continue Anyway”.

9. Open “Device Manager” and check if your device works.

Note! If there is a yellow exclamation mark on “VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller”

or “USB 2.0 Root Hub Device”, please remove this item from the “Device Manager” by

clicking the “Uninstall” button and click “Refresh” to re-install this driver again.

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8. Then Press “Finish”.

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5. Driver Installation Windows 2000

NOTE: The drivers for this card are compressed on the included CD using “Winzip”.

1. Windows will automatically detect the new device and will install the drivers needed for

IEEE 1394. Under

Device Manager

you can check whether the driver was installed

successfully: Double click on

IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers

and on display should be

VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

2. Open the

Device Manager

and check if there is a

Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller

Other devices

3. Insert the Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive and execute the setup program by

double clicking on the “setup.exe” file. (the path is \USB\USB2.0-VIA).

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4. Select “Install USB 2.0 Driver” and press “Next”.

5. Press “Finish”.

Note! This will restart your system. Please remember to close other programs before you

click “Finish” button.

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6. After restarting your system, please check if your device works.

Note! If there is a yellow exclamation mark on “VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller”

or “USB 2.0 Root Hub Device”, please remove this item from the “Device Manager” by

clicking the “Uninstall” button and click “Refresh” to re-install this driver again.

6. Driver Installation Windows ME

1. Windows will automatically detect the new device and will install the drivers needed for

IEEE 1394. It will restart the computer and after rebooting, the hardware can be used.

Under Device Manager you can check whether the driver was installed successfully:

Double click on

IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers

and on display should be

VIA OHCI

Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

2. Open the

Device Manager

and check if there is a yellow exclamation mark on one of the

VIA Tech3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller

item.

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3. Insert the Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive and execute the setup program by

double clicking on the “setup.exe” file. (the path is \USB\USB2.0-VIA).

4. Select “Install USB 2.0 Driver” and press “Next”.

5. Press “Finish”.

Note! This will restart your system. Please remember to close other programs before you

click “Finish” button.

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6. After restarting your system, please check if your device works.

Note: If there is a yellow exclamation mark on “VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller”

or “USB 2.0 Root Hub Device”, please remove this item from the “Device Manager” by

clicking the “Uninstall” button and click “Refresh” to re-install this driver again.

The “green question mark” on “VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller” item is not an

error message. Please ignore it.

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7.1 USB Driver Installation Windows 98 SE

1. Please make sure this PCI card has been installed on your system correctly.

Open the “Device Manager” and check if there is a “Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Controller” in “Other devices”.

2. Insert the Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive and execute the setup program by

double clicking on the “setup.exe” file. (the path is \USB\USB2.0-VIA).

3. Select “Install USB 2.0 Driver” and press “Next”.

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4. Press “Finish”.

Note! This will restart your system. Please remember to close other programs before you

click “Finish” button.

5. After restarting your system, please check if your device works.

Note! If there is a yellow exclamation mark on “VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller”

or “USB 2.0 Root Hub Device”, please remove this item from the “Device Manager” by

clicking the “Uninstall” button and click “Refresh” to re-install this driver again.

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7.2 IEEE 1394 Driver Installation Windows 98 SE

1. Windows 98 SE will detect the new hardware and

display the following message:

3. Insert your Windows 98 SE installation CD into

your CD-ROM drive. Select “CD-ROM drive”

and click “Next”.

2. Click “Next”. Windows will then begin

searching for a driver. The following message

will be displayed:

4. Windows will search the CD for the appropriate

driver and list what it finds. After it has identified

the appropriate driver, click “Next” to begin

installation of the driver.

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5. When the dialogue box below appears onscreen, the installation is finished. Click

“Finish” to complete setup. You will be instructed to reboot your computer.

6. After rebooting, click on the Device Manager tab in System Properties, which you access

from the Windows Control Panel. You should see an entry for the driver you installed

under the 1394 Bus Controller item. If the driver is not listed, please go back to Step 1

and reinstall the PCI card.

The Windows 98 SE installation CD includes the VIA 1394 OHCI driver, so you do not need

an installation CD or diskette. After the installation has finished and the computer has

rebooted, you may connect IEEE 1394a/FireWire devices to it.

The first time you hot-plug an IEEE1394a device into one of the host adapter ports, you will

be asked to insert your Windows 98 SE installation CD. However, you won’t need to insert

the CD to add additional IEEE1394a devices; they should automatically appear in the Device

Manager after they are connected.

Equip USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card User manual

Brand: Equip

Model: USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card

Category: Interface cards/adapters

Type: User manual

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