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CABLE II
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USB / IEEE 1394
Rev. 112
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FREECOM Cable II USB / Cable II IEEE 1394 GB Cable II Change Adapter (only Cable II IEEE 1394) 2
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Table of Contents USERS MANUAL GB GENERAL INFORMATION: Hardware requirements ..................................................................... Page 5 Software requirements ...................................................................... Page 5 Precautionary measures and operating instructions ........................ Page 5 CHAPTER 1: Initial operation - hardware installation for PC & Mac .................... Page 6 CHAPTER 2: Driver installation for PC Kabel II USB Software installati
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FREECOM Cable II USB / Cable II IEEE 1394 Dear User, GB GB welcome to the installation of your FREECOM Cable II. Before installing the drive, please read through the following points regarding its compatibility with your system. FREECOM Technologies GmbH Berlin, Germany www.freecom.com Warning ! All rights reserved. The products named in this manual are only used for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies. This device was designed for
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General Information General Information GB GB Reliable performance of the FREECOM Cable II cannot be guaranteed for configurations that do not meet the following requirements: Hardware requirements PC: min. Pentium 166 or higher min. 32 MB RAM one disk drive and one hard drive a USB interface or 1394 (FireWire / i.LINK) interface Mac: Power Mac/iMac/iBook or Power Mac G3/G4 at least 32 MB RAM with USB or FireWire interface Software requirements PC: Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windo
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FREECOM Cable II USB / Cable II IEEE 1394 CHAPTER 1: Initial operation - hardware installation for PC & Mac GB FREECOM Cable II USB/ Cable II IEEE 1394 1 Connection to PC/Mac Drive connector 1. Connect the drive connector of the FREECOM Cable II USB / Cable II IEEE1394 to the FREECOM device. 2. Connect the power connection to the FREECOM drive. 3. Then insert the power adapter of the FREECOM device into a power socket. 4. Connect the USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire or i.LINK) connection (depens on ve
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Driver installation for PC 3. The "Hardware assistant" window appears on the screen. Click on "Next". GB 4. Select the item "Search for the best driver for the device" (Recommended) and confirm with "Next". 1 5. Select your drive for driver installation from the FREECOM floppy disk/CD in the next window. Confirm with "Next". 6. The Hardware Installation Wizard displays the found drivers. Confirm with Next. The files from the FREECOM installation disk will be installed on your hard disk. 7. T
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FREECOM Cable II USB / Cable II IEEE 1394 8. Click on "Finish" in the next window. GB 2 9. To install further drivers for the "FREECOM USB Cable II", you will have to repeat the installation procedure. Follow the instructions of the "Hardware Wizard". 10. Driver installation is then complete and your drive will appear with the new drive letter under "My Computer". For CD-R(W) drives, now install the mastering and UDF software if necessary. Note: you can plug the drive in and unplug it at the US
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Driver installation for PC 2.3 Allocation of the drive letter to the FREECOM drive under Windows 98 SE / Windows ME (USB) GB After successful installation, Windows assigns the FREECOM drive a new drive letter automatically in most cases. This can shift the drive letter of an already 2 present drive (for example, from 'D' to 'E'). If this leads to problems, it is possible to change the drive letter assignment as follows. 1. Click "Start" - "Settings" - "Control Panel". 2. Click "System". 3. Selec
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FREECOM Cable II USB / Cable II IEEE 1394 4. In the next window, select the recommended option Find the best driver for the device and confirm by clicking Next. GB 2 5. Select your drive for driver installation from the FREECOM disk in the next window, if it is not selected already. Confirm with by clicking Next. The disk is now being searched for drivers for the installation. 6. The Hardware Installation Wizard lists the found driver files in the next window. Confirm with Next. 7. If
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Driver installation for PC 8. To complete the installation click on Finish. 9. At the end, Windows 2000 installs the floppy driver(s) and asks to restart the GB computer. Confirm with Yes. 2 2.5 FREECOM Cable II IEEE 1394 installation under Windows 98 SE / Windows ME Note: IEEE 1394 is only supported by Windows 98 SECOND EDITION (and above). If you are using an older version, you must first update Windows. 1. The driver database is loaded automatically after you have connected the FREECOM Ca
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FREECOM Cable II USB / Cable II IEEE 1394 CHAPTER 3: Software Installation for Macintosh (CD-RW) GB 3.1 Installing "Toast" Software for Cable II USB/Cable II IEEE 1394 (FireWire) 4 To install the "Toast" software application: 1. Insert the "Toast Installer CD" in your CD-ROM drive. The "Toast Installer CD" includes installers in several languages, each in its own installer. 2. Double-click the "Toast" Installer (the appropriate language). 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install "Toast" o
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FREECOM Internet Service FREECOM Internet Service GB FREECOM Technologies makes the following service available in the Internet at www.freecom.com 4 Online information on technical problems Current product information Drivers, driver updates and software information Support hotline If you have carefully read the manual and, despite having observed all troubleshooting information, still cannot get your FREECOM device to work properly, you can contact our hotlines: Hotline Email Deutschland
