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TANGO

Macintosh

®

 FireWire

®

/USB Combo Card

Quick Start Guide for the Tango FireWire/USB

Operating System Compatibility

At this printing, the Tango is compatible with Mac

®

OS 9.0 through OS X Version

10.2.2. For up-to-date Mac OS compatibility information, check our web site. 

You Should Have

The following items should be included in your product package:

• One Tango FireWire/USB Combo Card

The following item may be required for installing Tango:

• Medium Phillips screwdriver

You may need the following items to connect peripherals to 
the Tango:

• One or more FireWire (IEEE 1394) cables (sold separately)

• One or more USB cables (sold separately)

• One or more USB hubs (sold separately)

System Requirements

The Tango FireWire/USB combo card requires the following in order to operate
in your system:

• One available PCI slot

• Tango Firmware Patch—ONLY for installation of Tango in Power Macintosh 

5500 or 6500, or in Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh. (Download the 

Tango

Firmware Patch

from www.sonnettech.com/support/tango; install it 

before

installing FireWire and USB drivers.)

• Mac OS FireWire driver software*

• Mac OS USB driver software*

* Depending on your operating system, you may need to install these drivers; instructions follow.

Remember to register your product online at http://registration.sonnettech.com to be informed of future upgrades and product releases.

Software updates and links are available from the Sonnet web site at www.sonnettech.com. • Online support form available at http://supportform.sonnettech.com.

Sonnet Technologies Customer Service hours are Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific Time • Customer Service Phone: 1-949-472-2772 • E-mail: support@sonnettech.com

Sonnet Technologies, Inc., 15 Whatney, Irvine, California 92618-2808 USA • Tel: 1-949-587-3500 Fax: 1-949-457-6350

©2000 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Revised 2002. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Simply Fast, the Simply Fast logotype, and Tango are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Macintosh and Mac are  t r a d e -
marks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without notice.
Printed in the USA. QS-FWUSB-E-121002

.

Support Note:

We recommend you make a backup of important infor-

mation on your system’s current hard drive(s) prior to installing new 

hardware or software. 

When handling computer products, you must take care to prevent components
from being damaged by static electricity. Before opening your computer or
removing parts from their packages, always ground yourself first by touching a
metal part of the computer, such as a port access cover, and work in an area free
of static electricity; avoid carpeted areas. Handle all electronic components by
their edges, and avoid touching connector traces and component pins.

Summary of Contents for TANGO

Page 1: ...f future upgrades and product releases Software updates and links are available from the Sonnet web site at www sonnettech com Online support form available at http supportform sonnettech com Sonnet Technologies Customer Service hours are Mon Fri 7 a m 5 p m Pacific Time Customer Service Phone 1 949 472 2772 E mail support sonnettech com Sonnet Technologies Inc 15 Whatney Irvine California 92618 2...

Page 2: ...ve the case cover from the computer Figure 1 5 Access the expansion card area of the the computer Figure 2 6 Locate an available PCI slot inside your computer and remove its port access cover if present from the rear of the computer Figure 3 If you removed a screw set it aside for later use 7 Remove the Tango from its anti static package making sure to handle the board by its edges 8 Install the T...

Page 3: ...ntil your system restarts and the Welcome to Mac OS screen appears 2 Double click the Mac OS Install application icon In the Select Destination window click the Select button Proceed through the next several screens until you reach the Install Software window Click the Customize button In the Custom Installation and Removal window deselect all the Software compo nent check boxes click on each chec...

Page 4: ... and USB driver software Please note if your system has built in USB and FireWire ports you may skip these steps 1 Turn on your computer 2 Log on to the Internet and type www sonnettech com support tango 3 Locate and click on the link for FireWire and USB drivers 4 Read the information on the page then click on each link to download both drivers 5 Install the drivers then restart your computer fro...

Page 5: ...ufacturers web sites and user s guides for more specific information While USB keyboards and mice are compatible with Tango certain functions cannot be supported on pre G3 machines this is an Apple ROM issue and not a problem with the Sonnet Tango Because pre G3 Macintosh computers were built before Apple added onboard USB support certain features including key board startup wake from sleep by pre...

Page 6: ... 2 0 peripherals with the Tango however they will operate at USB 1 1 speeds When the Tango is installed in a pre G3 Macintosh computer connected FireWire drives cannot be used as the system startup boot drive When transferring data from a digital video camera using a FireWire port on the Tango we do not recommend using another FireWire device at the same time Do not connect FireWire devices in a l...

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