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Installation and User Manual

USB

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USB

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• Point&Scroll

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Mouse

• DualPort USB

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• MACh Speed G3 Control

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Software

• PowerPack

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Software

• IceView Hub

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Page 1: ...SBSolutions Corporate 8447 E 35th N Wichita KS 67226 316 636 5544 316 636 4616 fax Atlanta One Meca Way Norcross GA 30093 770 564 5682 770 564 5675 fax Point Scroll Mouse DualPort USB MACh Speed G3 Control Software PowerPack Software IceView Hub ...

Page 2: ...Control software 12 Installing MACh Speed G3 Control software 13 Using MACh Speed G3 Control software 14 Checking the status of your G3 card 15 Settings panel 15 Advanced panel 16 Performance Tips panel 17 Support panel 17 Updating the software 18 Chapter 4 Power Pack software 19 About PowerControl software 20 Installing the PowerControl software 20 Using PowerControl software 21 Processor display...

Page 3: ...e The XLR8 MACh Speed G3 Control helps all G3 equipped Macs run at their fastest potential By testing the backside cache it can automatically determine the optimal cache settings for your Mac PowerPack software The XLR8 PowerPack contains both PowerControl and PowerFrax PowerControl is a troubleshooting an informational tool whereas PowerFrax is a benchmarking application that generates fractals I...

Page 4: ...S system including those upgraded with the DualPort USB We recommend that the software be installed before the hardware This prepares your system for the Point Scroll mouse The Configuring the Software section will explain how to configure your Point Scroll to take advantage of its exciting features Chapter 1 Point Scroll Mouse ...

Page 5: ...ntrol panel in your Control Panels folder 2 From this panel you may configure both the left and right mouse buttons to preform several different functions 3 Once you have configured your buttons close the control panel to save your changes A restart is not necessary to begin using your new mouse Installing the Point Scroll software The XLR8 Point Scroll and the Interex USB Scrolling Mouse are supp...

Page 6: ...ed if you don t have a USB port on your Power Mac Adding DualPort USB to an already USB enabled PowerMac provides an additional 12 Mbit sec bandwidth This chapter provides Installing the DualPort USB software How to Install DualPort USB Note XLR8 advises that you install the DualPort USB software before installing the DualPort USB into your Mac ...

Page 7: ...onnect all cables 2 Touch the metal PCI access covers on the back of the computer This helps protect the computer from damage caused by electrostatic discharge Important Always do this before you touch any parts or install any components inside the computer To avoid gener ating static electricity do not walk around the room until you have completed the installation of the expansion card mem ory or...

Page 8: ... software Using the MACh Speed G3 Control software Your package includes the XLR8 Software on CD This CD includes everything needed to enable and periodically review the status of the G3 processor The CD contains additional information electronic documentation and a full info guide based on XLR8 s latest web site at http www xlr8 com Chapter 3 MACh Speed G3 Control Software Chapter 2 DualPort USB ...

Page 9: ...peed G3 Control Software Installing MACh Speed G3 Control software Installation of the MACh Speed G3 Control software is fully automatic Installing the software prior to installing the G3 processor upgrade is highly recommended Pre loading the software allows the Virtual Firmware to be initialized and removes other G3 control panels and system extensions that may cause incompatibilities The instal...

Page 10: ...cess speed of the backside cache Chapter 3 MACh Speed G3 Control Software Chapter 3 MACh Speed G3 Control Software Using MACh Speed G3 Control software Operation of the software is fully automatic It has numerous features for added compatibility and performance The first time the machine starts up with the software installed the MACh Speed G3 software will assess the capabilities of the backside c...

Page 11: ...Contact info and addresses for XLR8 Includes world wide web links to XLR8 Support Panel Chapter 3 MACh Speed G3 Control Software Advanced panel This panel allows the user to change the backside cache speed and to adjust the status of speculative processing The selections in this dialog box are immediate Advanced Panel Manual Settings Changing the Backside Cache speed Selecting the Manual setting a...

Page 12: ...k Chapter 4 PowerPack Software Updating Software via the Internet The update link will open your default browser and connect to XLR8 s software update site The latest release of the software can be downloaded then installed following the same installation procedures outlined in this chapter Chapter 3 MACh Speed G3 Control Software ...

Page 13: ...uter PowerControl contains a processor utilization monitor and a set of diagnostics to help confirm both single processor and multiprocessor opera tions Installing PowerControl software Installation of the PowerControl software is fully automatic This Installer will install both PowerControl and PowerFrax on your system by creating an XLR8 folder on your Startup Disk 1 After booting your Macintosh...

Page 14: ...our needs Once you get the window where you want it you can choose Remember Window Locations from the Windows Chapter 4 PowerPack PowerControl Software menu The next time you use PowerControl all windows will be where you want them If you want them to be displayed each time you start up your machine put PowerControl or an alias to it into your Startup Items folder within the System Folder Memory T...

Page 15: ...jacent to the PCI slots on the motherboard Chapter 4 PowerPack PowerControl Software In the example above there are four DIMMs installed Two of the DIMMs are in corresponding slots A3 and B3 They are the same size 8 MB each and are therefore being inter leaved The other two although the same size 32 MB each are not in corresponding slots they are in slot A4 and B5 The Move To column indicates the ...

Page 16: ...est will show a window similar to the following Full processor test window Chapter 4 PowerPack PowerControl Software PowerControl Menus Window This menu allows you to go directly to the performance win dows as well as display the PowerControl Report that lists your system information in a window that can be saved in a text file Internet This menu allows you to go directly to specific web pages on ...

Page 17: ... from the classic Mandelbrot set The fractal patterns that are shown on the screen are the result of intense floating point calculations performed for each pixel in the image The length of time required to perform these calculations is a good measure of the capabilities of the processor or proces sors performing them PowerFrax has a built in timer that allows comparisons to be easily made Clicking...

Page 18: ...has a number of features that make exploring fractals easy and fun When you first launch PowerFrax it will open a new window and display the Mandelbrot set Chapter 4 PowerPack PowerFrax Software To explore the fractal select this crop tool in the Info window Now click and drag out a selection within the fractal to create a new fractal zoomed in on the area selected This is the prin ciple way to ex...

Page 19: ... current fractal Note that PowerFrax does not prompt the user to save changed fractals so be sure to save fractals that you like before closing them or quitting PowerFrax Save As Same as save except that the user will be prompted to name the fractal Page Setup Sets up printing parameters using the standard Page Setup dialog Print Prints the current fractal Quit Quits PowerFrax Edit Copy Copies the...

Page 20: ...imation temporarily The shift key will slow the animation down Click the mouse or push any other key to end the animation Note On multiple monitor systems the fractal will not be centered Window Hide Info Hides the Info window Window Name Selects the named window Processing Single Precision Uses single precision floating point 32 bits to recalculate all open fractals and any new fractals This is f...

Page 21: ...termine when to stop performing iterations The Size fields are the pixel dimensions of the fractal Editing these two fields is the only way to make the fractal bigger or smaller The Colors menu allows the user to recolor the frac tal with any one of a variety of different color sets The Generation Time display shows how long it took to calculate the current fractal Only the time required to perfor...

Page 22: ... 5 IceView Hub IceView Hub This chapter will introduce you to XLR8 s premiere USB hub offering The following section will include all the basic installation instructions Chapter 4 PowerPack PowerFrax Software ...

Page 23: ...e hub On the front of the hub are five bandwidth indicator LEDs and the Sapphire Power Status LED On the rear of the hub are four Type A connectors These four pin connectors provide power and communica tion commands to downstream devices Next to the last Type A connector is a square type B connector This connec tor delivers power and control signals from the upstream computer or from an upstream h...

Page 24: ...g proper installation and operation of XLR8 s USB products to 1 800 513 9744 Technical Support Only 316 636 5544 Technical Support E mail Address tech interexinc com Web Address www xlr8 com Chapter 6 Technical Support Chapter 6 Technical Support ...

Page 25: ...ware 4 Term The license is effective until terminated The License will terminate immediately if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this Agreement Should this Agreement be terminated or in order for you to ter minate the Agreement you agree to destroy the Software all accompanying written materials and all copies thereof 5 Limited Warranty Interex warrants to you that the medium i e d...

Page 26: ... XLR8 by Interex Inc 1999 Chapter 6 Technical Support Chapter 6 Technical Support Declaration of Conformity According to ISO IEC Guide 22 and 45014 We the Manufacturer XLR8 by INTEREX Inc 8447 E 35th St N Wichita KS USA 67226 Declare under our sole responsibility that the Product Name USB Solutions Patent Pending Conforms to FCC 47 CFR 15 107 15 109 CLASS B Emissions using Safety EMC EN55022 1994 ...

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