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3-port IEEE 1394 CardBus Adapter
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FireWire CardBus Adapter
User Manual (GPF103)
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® Thank you for purchasing IOGEAR's FireWire CardBus adapter, one of the fastest Hi-Speed IEEE 1394 adapters on the market. IOGEAR only manufactures high quality connectivity devices so we are sure you will be satisfied with your purchase. IOGEAR is dedicated to customer service and satisfaction, and ® wishes you the best with your new FireWire CardBus adapter. ® To better serve you, IOGEAR offers an array of additional USB 2.0, USB, FireWire , KVM, and other peripheral products. For more inf
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Table of Contents ○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Package Contents 02 ○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Overview 03 ○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Features 04 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○ Requirements 05 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○ Introduction 06 ○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Installation of CardBus 07 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○ Installation of Software 16 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○ Care & Handling 23 ○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Trouble Shooting 24 ○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Technical Support 26 ○
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Package Contents ® The complete FireWire CardBus package consists of: 1 GPF103 CardBus adapter 1 CD with ArcSoft ShowBiz video editing software for PC’s 1 User Manual 1 Warranty Registration Card If any of the items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately. 2
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Overview ® ® The FireWire CardBus adapter is yet another innovative FireWire solution developed by IOGEAR. The ® FireWire CardBus adapter offers a complete Hi-Speed connectivity solution at a fraction of the cost of other IEEE 1394 CardBus adapters. Setup is fast and easy, simply plug in the CardBus card, configure the operating systems and drivers, and ® you're ready to go. The FireWire CardBus adapter offers a feature rich interface, complete with the latest in IEEE 1394 technology. IOGEAR b
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Features - Provides three downstream ports - 400 Mbps data throughput - Supports 100/200/400 Mbps connections - Automatically switches to the highest speed supported by the connected peripheral - Fully IEEE 1394 compliant - Plug-n-Play - Chain up to 63 devices together - Hot Pluggable - connect devices without restarting the computer - Easy to install - no jumpers, switches or terminators required - PCMCIA Type II CardBus interface - Add OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 ports to a Notebook PC - Host Dat
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Requirements PC: CardBus slot equipped notebook Windows 98SE, 2002, ME, XP PC with installation of ShowBiz video editing software Pentium II-266 Mhz CPU or equivalent CPU 128MB RAM 100MB of free hard drive space Note: Please check to make sure that all components are included and nothing is damaged. If you discover a problem, ® please contact your dealer. Before connecting your FireWire CardBus adapter, read the manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefull
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Pictorial Introduction Side View 1 . 2. 1. Power port 2. IEEE 1394 port 6
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Installation Installation on PCs ® ® Please follow the procedure to install the FireWire CardBus adapter. Make sure your external FireWire device is not connected when installing the card. ® 1. Locate an available CardBus slot on your notebook, and insert the FireWire CardBus adapter into the slot. 7
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Installation ® 2. Start your notebook PC. If no Windows FireWire driver is installed, then Windows will automatically detect the card and a dialogue box will appear, showing that the computer has located a "PCI OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller". Windows will then prompt you for the location of the software driver. Then click "Next" 8
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Installation 3. The "Add New Hardware Wizard" will now ask you how you'd like to locate the driver. Select "Search for the best driver for your device [Recommended]", and click "Next" to search for the Windows generic driver. 9
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Installation 4. Search for the driver. Simply click "Next", as Windows will find the driver regardless of which boxes you check. 10
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Installation 5. Once Windows has located the driver, it will prompt you with the option to install the updated driver or search for a new one. Select "The updated driver [Recommended]", and click "Next" to continue the installation. 11
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Installation 6. Windows will search for the appropriate driver and list its findings. After it has identified the appropriate driver, click "Next" to confirm the driver found by Windows. (No driver disk is required because Windows 98SE CD has been installed with the 1394 OHCI driver) 12
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Installation Or you may be requested to insert Windows 98SE CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you don't have the driver on your hard disk drive, provide the path to Win 98 folder and click "OK". 13
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Installation 7. After installation, the dialogue box "Windows has finished installing the software" will appear. Click "Finish"to complete setup and reboot your notebook. 14
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Installation 8. To confirm successful installation, open the SYSTEM icon in the Control Panel and bring up the Device Manager. Make sure a "1394 Bus Controller" is installed with no errors. If the device is not listed, please go back and reinstall the interface card. ® 9. Now the FireWire Card Bus adapter is ready to connect to external IEEE 1394 devices. 15
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ArcSoft ShowBiz Installation (For PC Windows® based systems only) 1. Begin the installation by inserting the CD. Browse the CD with your WINDOWS Explorer ArcSoft ShowBiz is an excellent tool for making and open the ShowBiz folder. From within that high quality digital movies on your computer. folder, please run SETUP.EXE. Simply follow We're confident that you'll love the simple, intuitive the on-screen prompts and take a minute to interface and accurate video editing capabilities
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ArcSoft ShowBiz Installation 2. When the second screen appears indicating what directory ShowBiz will be installed into, click the "NEXT" button. Then the third screen will appear asking you to select a program folder. Click the "NEXT" button. It will display and choose the "ArcSoft ShowBiz" folder by default. 17
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ArcSoft ShowBiz Installation 3. After you click the "NEXT" button the installation program will copy all the ShowBiz files to your hard drive and complete the installation. 18
