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® 4 Port USB 2.0 / FireWire CardBus Card (GUF202 User Manual) ®...
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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 registered trademarks or their respective holders. IOGEAR makes no warranty of any kind with regards to the information presented in this document.
Table of Contents Package Contents... Overview... Features... System Requirements... Pictorial Introduction... 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...
Package Contents The complete 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.
You will enjoy the convenience and speed transfer rate that USB 2.0 and FireWire® products bring. With IOGEAR’s USB 2.0 / FireWire® CardBus card you’ll be able to access all of the existing and upcoming USB 2.0 and FireWire® devices such as digital cameras, DV camcorders, MP3s and more.
Features FireWire • Provides two up/downstream ports • 400 Mbps data throughput • Supports 100/200/400 Mbps connections • Fully IEEE 1394 compliant • Chain up to 63 devices together USB 2.0 • Provides two up/downstream ports • 480 Mbps data throughput •...
Minimum System Requirements • PowerMac G3 (Blue & White Tower) or later • Mac OS v8.6 or higher -Mac OSX 10.1.5 or higher is required for USB 2.0 functionality • 64MB of RAM • Available CardBus Slot • Pentium® or K6® - class processor (266Mhz or higher) •...
Installation on PCs FireWire Installation on PCs Please 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®...
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Installation 2. Start your notebook PC. Once booted, if no Windows FireWire® driver is installed, then Windows will automatically detect the card and a dialogue box will appear, showing that the computer has located a “PCI OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller”.
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Installation 4. Search for the driver. Simply click “Next”, as 5. Once Windows has located the driver, it will prompt Windows will find the driver regardless of which you with the option to install the updated driver or boxes you check. search for a new one.
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Installation 6. Windows will search for the appropriate driver and list its findings. After it has identified the appropriate 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.
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7. After installation, the dialogue box “Windows has finished installing the software” will appear. Click “Finish” to complete setup and 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”...
2.0 portion of the Combo CardBus adapter. Use the Windows 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.
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Once you open up the folder you will see an executable 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.
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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...
Installation Installation on Macs FireWire Installation on Macs Please follow the on-screen 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®...
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Installation 2. Turn on your PowerBook. The Mac OS will automatically detect the card and pop up the “PC Card” icon on the screen. (No driver disk is required because the FireWire® extension is already installed on PowerBook G3). To check if you have the FireWire® extensions, please look in the extension folder in the SYSTEM folder on your computer’s hard disk.
USB 2.0 functionality. In an effort to provide our customers with the latest driver stack available, please visit our website (http:// www.iogear.com/support/download.php) to obtain the latest USB 2.0 driver stack for OSX 10.1.x and OSX 10.2.x. Installation...
Care & Handling Care & Handling of your USB 2.0 / FireWire® CardBus adapter To insure the maximum reliability of the USB 2.0 / FireWire® CardBus card please follow the guidelines listed below: • DO NOT open the card case for it will VOID your WARRANTY. •...
IOGEAR Service Support Representative for assistance. Contacting IOGEAR® Service Support If you are still experiencing problems using your IOGEAR® CardBus card, please follow the directions on the next page on contacting IOGEAR’s Service Support department for your technical support needs.
23 Hubble Drive Irvine, CA 92618 You may also reach us online at www.iogear.com/support 24 hours a day. Please be ready to give a brief description of the problem, and what you were doing when the problem occurred, before calling Service Support.
Appendix Glossary Desktop - The background area on the computers monitor screen. This area also includes the menu bar. Document windows are not part of the desktop; rather they sit on the desktop. Icon - Symbols used to represent a particular object. For example a disk has an icon on the desktop which represents the disk.
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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 technical issues.
Radio & TV Interference Statement WARNING!!! This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. This equipment has been 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.
Limited Warranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDEN- TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT. The direct vendor makes no warranty 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.