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Appendix A:
Installing the IEEE 1394/Firewire Interface Board
This section describes how to install the IEEE 1394/Firewire interface board provided with your scanner
(for details, see the manual provided with the board).
Do I Need to Install the IEEE 1394/Firewire Interface Board?
You will need to install the IEEE 1394/Firewire interface board provided with the scanner if:
• they are using a Windows or old-model (beige) Macintosh G3 desktop computer not equipped
with a built-in IEEE 1394/Firewire interface (check the documentation provided with your computer
if you are not sure whether your computer is equipped with an IEEE 1394/Firewire port)
• their existing IEEE 1394/Firewire interface board is not one of the models tested and approved by
Nikon (see list provided separately)
The IEEE 1394/Firewire interface board provided with the scanner can not be installed in laptop com-
puters or in computers not equipped with a PCI bus. If your laptop is not equipped with a built-in IEEE
1394/Firewire port, or if your laptop is equipped with a built-in IEEE 1394/Firewire port but is not one
of the models listed as being tested and approved by Nikon (see list provided separately), before you
will be able to use your scanner you will need to purchase and install one of the IEEE 1394/Firewire
PCMCIA interface cards recommended by Nikon.
Installing the IEEE 1394/Firewire Interface Board
Installation of the IEEE 1394/Firewire interface board involves the following two steps:
1. Installing the board in your computer' s PCI slot
2. Installing the board drivers (Windows only)
• Users of Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) will need the Nikon Scan 3 CD, and may also require
the Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM provided with their computer
• If you are using Windows 2000 and Windows Me, the drivers will be installed automatically
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