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Table of Contents Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer ........................1 Introduction................................................................2 Contacting Actiontec Technical Support................2 Do This First...............................................................3 Minimum System Requirements ...........................3 Package Contents.................................................3 Before you Install the 1394 FireWire Card............3 Installing the PCI Card .......
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing an Actiontec 1394 FireWire Card. Actiontec’s implementation of the IEEE 1394 standard brings the latest in serial bus technology to your PC in an inexpensive PCI card. An integral part of any PC-based video editing solu- tion, the 1394 FireWire Card also opens you up to a world of other fast, inexpensive peripherals, such as storage devices. FireWire devices also support “hot-swapping”—the ability to install and remove the devices without turning your comput
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Do This First Minimum System Requirements • 333Mhz (or above) PC with 32MB of RAM and CD- ROM drive • One available PCI slot • Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE, or Windows 2000 installed Package Contents Make sure the following items came in this package: • 1394 FireWire Card • This user’s manual • (1) 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire Cable • MEI Video-Editing Software Before you Install the 1394 FireWire Card Make sure you have your Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) CD-ROM on hand during th
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• Do not, under any circumstances, insert or remove the PCI card while the computer is turned on. Doing so with any PCI card will have unpredictable results which may include per- manent physical damage to the card, your computer’s mainbord, or both. 4 Do This First
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Installing the PCI Card Step 1 Turn off the computer and all peripheral devices con- CAUTION: Always discharge static nected to it. electricity before Step 2 Unplug the computer power cord from the wall handling the1394 FireWire Card. You receptacle. may discharge static Step 3 Remove the computer’s cover. Refer to your computer electricity by touch- owner’s manual for instructions. ing a grounde metal structure or by Step 4 Remove the screw securing the expansion slot cover using any com
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Step 5 Insert the PCI card into the available PCI expansion slot. Ensure that the card is seated properly before securing it with the screw removed in Step 4, as shown in the following diagram. Figure 2: Installing The PCI Card Note: Make sure the Step 6 On the card is a white, 4-wire “female” power con- power connector nector. Connect this device to an unused “male” con- from your system is nector coming from your computer’s power supply. long enough to reach the card so Step 7 Put the cha
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Configuring Windows 98 Step 1 After you have installed the 1394 FireWire Card in your computer, turn on the power and allow the sys- tem to boot normally. Step 2 Windows 98 will immediately display the Add New Hardware Wizard and identify the modem as a “PCI OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller”. Click the Next button. Step 3 At the next dialog box, make sure that “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)” is selected, and then click Next. Configuring Windows 98 7
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Note: After inserting Step 4 Next the wizard will ask which drives or folders it the CD-ROM, make should search for the drivers. Click to select the CD- sure to wait a few ROM drive. Make sure that all the other options are seconds before deselected, clicking them to deselect, if necessary. clickin Next. Other- Insert the 1394 FireWire Card installation CD-ROM wise, the Wizard may report that it and click Next. was unable to find the drivers. If this is the case, click Back and then click
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After Windows has finished copying the files to where Note: If the Add New Hardware Wizard they belong in your system, it will announce the en asks you to insert of the installation process. Click the Finish button. your Windows 98 CD-ROM, leave the Actiontec 1394 FireWire Card instal- lation CD-ROM inserted and follow the on-screen instructions. The files that Windows is asking for have bee provided on the installation CD- ROM. Configuring Windows 98 9
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Checking the installation in Windows 98 Next, find out if the 1394 FireWire Card has been properly installed and configured for use with your operating system. Step 1 On the Windows desktop, right-click the icon for My Computer. In the dialog box that appears, click the Device Manager tab. Step 2 The Device Manager will be displayed, listing the kinds of devices that are connected to your system. Click the plus (+) sign next to “1394 Bus Controller” to expand that section of the listing. The hig
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Configuring Windows 2000 Professional Step 1 After you have installed the PCI card in your com- puter, turn on the power and allow the system to boot normally. Step 2 On the Windows desktop, right-click the icon for My Computer. On the menu that appears, click Proper- ties. The system properties dialog box will appear. Click the Hardware tab to bring it to the front, then click the Device Manager button. Step 3 In Device Manager, click the plus (+) sign next to Note: Windows did not display any
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Step 4 Double-click the listing for OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller. Click the Driver tab to bring it to the front, then click Update Driver. Step 5 This will start the Update Device Driver Wizard. Click Next. 12 Configuring Windows 2000 Professional
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Step 6 In the dialog box that appears next (shown below) make sure “Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) is selected, then click Next. Step 7 In the dialog box that appears next, make sure that “CD-ROM drives” is the only option selected. Insert the Actiontec 1394 FireWire Card Installation CD- ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. then click Next. Configuring Windows 2000 Professional 13
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Step 8 In the dialog box that appears next, Windows will announce that it has found a better driver (the Action- tec driver) on the CD-ROM. Click Next. Step 9 Windows will copy the necessary files and report that installation of the “Actiontec 1394 FireWire Card” i complete. Click Finish. 14 Configuring Windows 2000 Professional
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Checking the installation in Windows 2000 Professional Next, find out if the 1394 FireWire Card has been properly installed and configured for use with your operating system. Step 1 On the Windows desktop, right-click the icon for My Computer. On the menu that appears, click Proper- ties. The system properties dialog box will appear. Click the Hardware tab to bring it to the front, then click the Device Manager button. Step 2 In Device Manager, click the plus (+) sign next to IEEE 1394 Bus Host
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Notices FCC Regulations—Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa- tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio fre- quency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio com- municat
