FireWire 800+Hi-Speed USB Combo Quick Installation Guide Introducing the FireWire 800+Hi-Speed USB Combo The FireWire 800 + Hi-Speed USB Combo features the latest technology in FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. Features and Benefits • • • Combo card design adds five USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), one 1394a (400Mbps) and two 1394b (800 Mbps) ports into your system.
USB 2.0 interface • Adds two external and three internal USB 2.0 ports (two internal via USB Pin-out Header, see page 4) • Compliant with USB specification rev. 2.0 • Supports high-speed (480 Mbps), full-speed (12 Mbps), and low-speed (1.5 Mbps) data transfer modes for simultaneous operation of multiple USB 2.0/1.1 devices Note: USB 1.1 devices are limited to USB 1.1 speeds even when they are connected to USB 2.0 host adapter or USB 2.0 hubs.
Board Layout 1394b (9-pin) 1394a (6-pin) USB Pin-out Header 1394b (9-pin) USB 2.0 Power Connector (recommended) USB 2.0 Figure 1. Board Layout Note: The Power Connector (same as the one used with your floppy disk drive) is designed to provide additional power to the board when needed. Connect this power connector (recommended) when one of the following conditions occur: - Device(s) not being detected. - All ports are used. Power off your system first before making this connection.
USB Pin-out Header The USB pin-out header consists of 9 pins arranged in 2 rows, it allows for 2 USB connections (i.e. USB4 and USB5). Normally, the pins for each port are in seperate rows. USB2 Pin Assignments USB1 Red + 5VDC +5VDC White DATA - DATA - Green DATA + DATA + Black GND GND S-GND Figure 2. USB Pin-out Header Note: The pin-out header is designed to connect to front mounted USB ports, flash memory card readers, or any USB devices that require pin-out header.
Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference manual for further information, if needed. Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in your body by touching your computer’s case for a few seconds. Avoid any contact with internal parts and handle cards only by their external edges. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Windows Driver Installation To ensure proper installation of this board, please follow the instructions step-by-step. Windows 98SE 1. Install the board, boot up Windows, and insert the driver CD. 2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Cancel. 3. Click Start, then Run. Type X:\Windows\USB2.exe and click OK. (Change X: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 4. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, click Close. 5. When Windows resumes, at the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 6.
Windows ME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Install the board, boot up Windows, and insert the driver CD. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Cancel. Click Start, then Run. Type X:\Windows\USB2.exe and click OK. (Change X: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Restart Windows after the driver installation completes. When Windows resumes, at the Add New Hardware Wizard, select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended), click Next, then click Finish.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Right click My Computer, click Manage, then click Device Manager. Click the plus (+) sign next to IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers, then double click Texas Instruments OHCI... 1394 Host Controller. Click the Driver tab, click Update Driver..., then click Next. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), click Next. Check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other boxes, then click Next. Click Next, then Finish. Restart the computer to complete the installation.
6. 7. Check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other boxes, then click Next. Click Next, then Finish. Restart the computer to complete the installation. Windows XP/Server 2003 For Windows XP without SP1 1. Install the board, boot up Windows, and insert the driver CD. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Cancel. 3. Click Start, then Run. Type X:\Windows\USB2.exe and click OK. (Change X: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 4.
11. Click Continue Anyway, then click Finish to complete the installation. Our driver has been thoroughly tested in Windows for stability. For Windows XP w/SP1 or later and Server 2003 Windows XP with SP1 and Server 2003 automatically install built-in USB 2.0 and 1394a drivers. However, to get the full speed from the 1394 interface, install the FireWire 800 driver from the included driver CD. Follow the steps in the order that they appear. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
To Verify Windows Installation 1. Check Device Manager to verify successful driver installation. Windows 98SE/ME: From the main desktop, right click My Computer, then click Properties. Click Device Manager tab. Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Right click My Computer, then click Manage. Click Device Manager. 2. The drivers for this controller show up differently under different versions of Windows. Please refer to the correct Windows version to verify.
- USB Root Hub - USB Root Hub b) Under IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers: - OHCI IEEE 1394b Host Controller Windows 2000 (with SP3 or earlier) and XP (without SP1): a) Under the Universal Serial Bus Controllers: - NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller - NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller - NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller - USB 2.
Mac OS Driver Installation The instructions below are divided into two sections, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. To ensure proper installation of this board, please follow the instructions step-by-step in both sections. FireWire 800 Driver Installation To ensure proper operation of the FireWire 800+Hi-Speed USB Combo in your Mac, some Mac OS requires the most current Firewire software from Apple. Apple's website contains all the information needed to download and install Firewire software update.
USB 2.0 Driver Installation Mac OS 8.6-9.x This board will only work at USB 1.1 speed in these OSes. Just install the board and Mac OS will automatically detect and install the correct USB 1.1 driver for it. No additional driver is necessary. Mac OS X (version 10.1.3-10.1.5) Note: Mac OS X (version 10.1.3-10.1.5) driver version does not support USB 2.0 hubs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Install the board and boot up your system. Insert the driver CD. Double click the Drivers CD icon on your desktop.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Double click the Drivers CD icon on the desktop. At the new window, double click OS10.2x. At the next window, double click USB2EHCI_v3_1_5.pkg to start the installation. At the Authorization window, click the lock icon, enter your administrator password, and click OK. Click Continue. When prompted to select the destination disk to install the USB 2.0 driver, choose the disk where your Mac OS is installed, then click Continue.
Mac OS X (version 10.2.3-10.2.6) 1. Double click OS 10.2x volume/drive icon. 2. Go to System/Library/Extensions folder. 3. If the following files are in the Extensions folder, the USB 2.0 driver is installed successfully. - OMI_EHCI.kext - OMI_USBHub.kext Mac OS X (version 10.2.8) or later Since we didn't load any additional driver under these Mac OSes, plug in a USB device to verify installation.
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