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IEEE 1394 CardBus Adapter
User’s Manual
Table of Contents
1. About this Manual .....................................................................2
2. IEEE 1394 Basic.......................................................................2
3. Key Feature & Benefits .............................................................3
4. Hardware Installation................................................................4
5. Windows 98SE Driver Installation .....................
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1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL The purpose of this manual is to introduce you to your 1394 CardBus converter. It will guide you on how to setup the product for proper operation in your Notebook computer. Please keep this manual for future reference. 2. IEEE 1394 BASIC IEEE 1394 is designed to function as both a cable-connected virtual bus and as a backplane bus achieves speeds up to 400 Mbps. Higher speed in the range of one gigabits-per-second are possible in the future. This type of
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device that is new to the 1394 bus and the user will not have to manually reconfigure and shut down the system. On systems and products from Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Canon and Sharp, IEEE 1394 goes by the name of i.LINK™, while Apple Computer refers to it as FireWire™. 3. KEY FEATURE & BENEFITS Key Feature & Benefits: • 32 bit CardBus interface compatible • 32-bit Data Bus and 33 MHz operation • Data transfer rate up to 400 Mbps • Connect up to 63 device • Supports Plug-and
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Operation System Support: • Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME, Windows 2000 • MAC 8.6 or later 4. HARDWARE INSTALLATION General instructions for installing the CardBus adapter are given since the location of the CardBus Type II slot may vary between different portable computers. 1. Insert the PC Card into an available CardBus Type II slot with the arrow orientation pointing towards the slot. 2. Hardware installation is complete. Please proceed to the next section for software instal
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5. WINDOWS 98SE DRIVER INSTALLATION Follow the procedures below to install the Windows 98SE driver: 1. When Windows boots up, a dialog box New Hardware Found will appear as: Texas Instrument OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Or OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller 2. click "Next". 3. Choose "Select for the best driver for your devices", and click on "Next". 4. Insert the Windows 98SE CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive and check the box label "CD-ROM" then click "Next". 5. C
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5. Choose "The updated driver (Recommended)", and click on "Next" then "Next" again. 6. Click on "Finish" for the driver to take effect. 7. Driver installation complete. Please proceed to Section 8 for device connection procedures. 7. WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION Follow the procedures below to install the Windows 2000 driver: 1. When Windows boots up, a dialog box New Hardware Found will appear as: Texas Instrument OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Or OHCI Compliant I
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8. DEVICE CONNECTION The following section provides information on connecting devices to the 1394 CardBus adapter. 8.1 Connecting DV Camcorder Before setting up the digital video camcorder, make sure to verify the driver for the CardBus PC card has been successfully installed into your system and follow the setup procedures listed below. 1. Boot up your system to Windows OS 2. Connect the 4-pin connector into the digital camcorder, then power-on the camcorder. The camcorder s
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Note: 1. Depending on the device connecting to your system, you may need to use different type of cable for device connectivity. 2. Since the CardBus slot does not provide power. A power adapter may be required when connecting certain 1394 devices such as an external hard disk drive. 02-032B - 8 -
