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4 Port USB 2.0 / FireWire

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 CardBus Card

 

(GUF202 User Manual)

Summary of Contents for GUF202

Page 1: ... 4 Port USB 2 0 FireWire CardBus Card GUF202 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...Wire CardBus card yet another first rate connectivity solution 2003 IOGEAR All Rights Reserved PKG M0025 IOGEAR and the IOGEAR logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation FireWire MAC Macintosh G3 G4 iMac Apple are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc All other brand and product names are trademarks or r...

Page 3: ...Installation FireWire Installation on PCs USB Installation on PCs FireWire Installation on Macs USB Installation on Macs Care Handling Trouble Shooting Technical Support Appendix Specifications Radio and TV Interference Statement Limited Warranty 02 03 04 05 06 07 07 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 ...

Page 4: ...USB 2 0 FireWire CardBus package consists of 1 GUF202 Combo CardBus card 2 Installation CD 3 Power adapter 4 User Manual 5 Warranty Registration card If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately ...

Page 5: ...n it comes to connecting multiple high tech peripheral devices USB 2 0 and FireWire provides high bandwidth thus broadening the range of peripherals that may be attached to your computers FireWire allows you to move data at a blazing rate of 400 Mbps Megabits per second USB 2 0 provides data transfer rates up to 480 Mbps FireWire is fully backward compatible with the first generation of 100 and 20...

Page 6: ...ownstream ports 480 Mbps data throughput 100 Backward compatible with USB v1 1 USB IF certified Chain up to 127 devices together Plug n Play hot swappable Automatically switches to the highest speed supported by peripheral Hot Pluggable connect devices without restarting the computer Easy to install no jumpers switches or terminators required PCMCIA Type II CardBus interface 3 year limited warrant...

Page 7: ...lot PC Pentium or K6 class processor 266Mhz or higher Windows 98 Second Edition or later 64MB of RAM Available CardBus Slot System Requirements Recommended System Requirements Mac PowerMac G4 1 0Ghz or higher Mac OSX 10 2 5 Jaquar or later 256MB RAM Available CardBus Slot PC AMD Athlon 2100 or Intel Pentium 4 2 0Ghz Processor Microsoft Windows XP or later 256MB RAM Available CardBus Slot ...

Page 8: ...6 Pictorial Introduction 1 USB 2 0 Ports 2 FireWire 6 pin port 3 FireWire 4 pin port 4 Power port ...

Page 9: ...ase follow the procedure to install the USB 2 0 FireWire CardBus card Make sure your external USB or FireWire device is not connected when installing the card 1 Locate an available CardBus slot on your notebook and insert the USB 2 0 FireWire CardBus card into the slot ...

Page 10: ...hat the computer has located a PCI OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Windows will then prompt you for the location of the software driver Then click Next 3 The Add New Hardware Wizard will now ask you how you would like to locate the driver Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended and Next to search for the Windows generic driver Installation ...

Page 11: ...he driver regardless of which boxes you check 5 Once Windows has located the driver it will prompt you with the option to install the updated driver or search for a new one Select The updated driver Recommended and click Next to continue the installation Installation ...

Page 12: ...riate driver click Next to confirm the driver found by Windows No driver disk is required because Windows CD has been installed with the 1394 OHCI driver Or you may be requested to insert Windows CD into your CD ROM drive If you don t have the driver on your hard disk drive provide the path to Windows folder and click OK ...

Page 13: ...reboot your notebook 8 To confirm successful installation open the SYSTEM icon in the Control Panel and bring up the Device Manager Make sure a 1394 Bus Controller is installed with no errors If the device is not listed please go back and reinstall the interface card Now your CardBus card is ready to connect to external IEEE 1394 Firewire devices ...

Page 14: ...Explorer file manager to navigate to the IOGEAR CD ROM in your CD ROM drive Once you open up the CD ROM in your Windows Explorer you will see different folders labeled with IOGEAR part numbers Navigate to the folder labeled GUF202 and double click on the folder This will open up the folder and show the files in the folder 12 Installation ...

Page 15: ...utable file called U2v2_01 exe This is the USB 2 0 installer program Double click on the file to run the driver installer program You will see the following screen as the installer program copies the required files to your hard drive 13 Installation ...

Page 16: ...14 Installation You will see the next screen which indicates the driver will not load up until you reboot the computer the next time You should reboot at this point to enable the new USB adapter ...

Page 17: ...creen installation instructions for the USB 2 0 FireWire CardBus adapter and make sure your external FireWire device is not connected at time you install the card 1 Locate an available CardBus slot on your notebook and insert the FireWire CardBus card into the slot Installation ...

Page 18: ...FireWire extension is already installed on PowerBook G3 3 To check if you have the FireWire extensions please look in the extension folder in the SYSTEM folder on your computer s hard disk If you don t have the FireWire software you can find the latest version of the FireWire software at the Apple Computer website http www apple com firewire Installation ...

Page 19: ...om support http www versiontracker com Run the Software Update utility under the Apple Menu 2 If all updates are installed properly your Mac will take advantage of the FireWire and USB v1 1 capabilities of the Combo Cardbus card MACINTOSH OSX 10 1 5 AND ABOVE The USB 2 0 FireWire Combo CardBus card is natively supported within the OSX operating system with the exception of USB 2 0 functionality In...

Page 20: ...pulled Keep the card firmly secured in the shipping container when shipping the card Keep the environment around the card clean and free of excessive dust and chemicals Use a damp cloth to clean the card NEVER put cleansers directly on the card case DO NOT expose the CardBus card to extreme temperatures DO NOT expose the CardBus card to direct sun light for extended periods of time DO NOT get the ...

Page 21: ...ou to connect your existing USB v1 1 products as well as connect next generation USB 2 0 and FireWire products to your PC or Mac Troubleshooting Notes All information contained herein is subject to change without notice If you are unable to find a particular piece of information please contact your IOGEAR Service Support Representative for assistance Contacting IOGEAR Service Support If you are st...

Page 22: ...f description of the problem and what you were doing when the problem occurred before calling Service Support The Service Support representative will be able to serve you much quicker if you are prepared to answer the ten questions listed below 1 What is the purchase date and serial number of the card 2 Were any messages displayed on the screen when the error occurred If so what was the exact word...

Page 23: ...ides connectivity solutions for many markets IEEE 1394 devices of differing transport rates may be interconnected allowing backward compatibility with devices having slower transport rates This feature allows 100 Mbps devices purchased today to operate properly in future bus configurations involving 200 and 400 Mbps devices OHCI The Open Host Controller Interface OpenHCI Specification allows multi...

Page 24: ...uters the PCMCIA standard has been expanded several times and is now suitable for many types of devices There are in fact three types of PCMCIA cards All three have the same rectangular size 85 6 by 54 millimeters but different widths Power Adapter Port The plug on the CardBus into which the power cord is plugged into Service Support The team of IOGEAR employees dedicated to help you resolve your ...

Page 25: ...23 Specifications Product Specifications MODEL GUF202 ...

Page 26: ...en tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever...

Page 27: ... or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation and especially disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The direct vendor also reserves the right to revise or update the device or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity of such revisions or updates For further inqu...

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