Hardware installation:
Installing the ALI PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller card into
your computer is a simple process. Please follow these
steps:
1. Turn off your computer and all external devices connect to it.
2. Disconnect your computer from the power sources.
3. Open the computer case. Refer to your computer user manual for
more details.
4. Find an available PCI slot and remove the slot bracket.
Save the bracket screw for later use.
5. Align the ALI PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller card horizontally with
respect to the PCI slot and insert it into the slot firmly and evenly.
Take care not to force it into the slot.
Once you have properly positioned the ALI PCI to USB 2.0 Host
Controller card into the slot, fasten it to the computer case with the
bracket screw you have saved.
Note:
Static electricity can damage both, the card and the computer.
To discharge static electricity from your body, touch any earthed
metal surface.
6. Secure the computer case and switch on your computer.
Driver Installation
Installing Windows XP driver
For Windows XP, you can use Microsoft EHCI driver for Windows XP
or install the ALI EHCI driver we provided with this card.
If you have decided to use the Microsoft EHCI driver, you need to
download Windows XP Service Pack 1 for the Microsoft EHCI drivers.
Please refer to
“To download Windows XP Service Pack 1”
on how
to download the driver.
If you have already installed Windows XP Service Pack 1 in your system,
Windows XP will automatically install all the drivers for you.
If you have decided to install the ALI EHCI driver we provided with the
ALI PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller card, please refer to
“Installing Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE/98 driver”.
To download Windows XP Service Pack 1
1. Make sure you are connected to the internet.
2. Click Start and select Windows Update.
3. Windows XP will launch Microsoft Internet Explorer and open the link
to Microsoft Windows Update. Click Scan for updates.
4. Microsoft Windows Update will list all available updates on the web.
At Critical Updates and Service Packs, select Windows XP Service
Pack 1 for download.
5. Once Windows XP Service Pack 1 is downloaded and installed into
your system, you need to restart Windows XP before the Microsoft
EHCI drivers are installed into your system.
Installing Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE/98 driver
1. Make sure the ALI PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller card has been
installed correctly on your system.
2. If your card is installed correctly, Windows will automatically detects
these items:
a.
Three “ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller”
devices – Full driver support by Microsoft Open HCI based drivers,
no additional driver required. Simply follow the Windows instructions
to install the Microsoft ALI Open Host Controller driver.
b.
Windows should also detect a “PCI Universal Serial Bus” device and
prompt you for the driver. Please the “Cancel” button to end
installation.
3. Insert the supplied Driver Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
4. Execute the setup program by double clicking on the SETUP.EXE file in
D:\ALI\M527X folder of the Driver Installation CD
(Assuming your CDROM drive is Drive D).
5. Follow the setup program instructions to finish installing the ALI EHCI
drivers. Once the drivers are installed, you need to restart your
Windows.
If you have installed the drivers correctly, the following items will be
added to Universal Serial Bus Controllers in Device Manager.
• Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
(If MS Windows XP EHCI driver is installed)
• ALi PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller (If ALI EHCI driver is installed)
• ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller
• ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller
• USB2.0 Root Hub
• USB Root Hub
• USB Root Hub
• USB Root Hub
If there is no yellow exclamation mark next to any of the above items
then you have successfully installed the drivers for the ALi PCI to
USB 2.0 Host Controller card.
Pin assignment for internal USB connectors
Attention:
If you want to use the USB 2.0 2-way card another operating system as
described above, please first if there is further information or drivers at
the Service Zone under www.hama.de.
00049097/03-2004
Short instruction USB 2.0 2-fach Karte, PCI
Card
Slot-metal
PCI
