6
FREECOM CABLE II PCMCIA / CABLE II CardBus
GB
1
GB
C
HAPTER
1:
Startup operation - Hardware installation
1. Turn off your computer and all the equipment connected to it.
2. Connect the included power supply cable to the rear panel of the FREECOM
device.
Do not yet plug the power supply into the power outlet.
3. Connect the drive plug of the Cable II to the FREECOM device.
4. Attach the other connection on the Cable II to your PC. Following this, plug the
power supply of the FREECOM device into a power outlet.
5. Turn on your computer again.
6. You can now begin installing the software (Chap. 2).
"Plug&Play" with the Cable II PCMCIA for Windows 95 / 98, ME and
Windows 2000
To use the FREECOM drive for Windows, primary installation must be carried out
only once, according to the following software installation.
The FREECOM Cable II PCMCIA is Plug&Play compatible. If you work with Windows,
you can attach the PCMCIA while the drive is in use. Your FREECOM drive then
appears under
"My Computer"
. Likewise, you can remove the Cable II PCMCIA
while the drive is in use, by first cancelling it. The FREECOM drive then disappears
from
"My Computer"
. To cancel the PCMCIA, click on
"Start"
,
"Settings"
,
"Control
Panel"
,
"PC Card (PCMCIA)"
. Highlight the FREECOM Cable II PCMCIA and click on
"Stop"
. The Cable II PCMCIA can be removed when the command
"You may now
safely remove the card"
appears.
Computer
connection
FREECOM Cable II
connection to drive
