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- Page 1 LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card User’s Manual Rev.1 10/16/02...
- Page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2002 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie.
- Page 3 This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards: Class B EN60950, EN55022, EN50082-1, EN60555-2 With reference to the following conditions:...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
1. Introduction ..................5 1.1 Icons Used In This Manual ..............5 1.2 What Is USB 2.0? .................. 6 2. Installing Your LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card ........7 2.1 Minimum System Requirements ............7 2.2 Hardware Installation................8 2.3 Software Installation ................9 3. -
Page 5: Introduction
7. Health and Safety Precautions of this manual. Warranty LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused as a result. Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up-to-date, comprehensive User’s Manuals available on the market. -
Page 6: What Is Usb 2.0
If your manual does not reflect the configurations of the product that you purchased, please check our Web site for the most current version available. You can access our manuals at: www.lacie.com/support/manuals 1.2 What is USB 2.0? The new USB 2.0 standard provides higher bandwidth for high-speed peripherals such as external hard drives, high-speed scanners and CD-RW drives. -
Page 7: Installing Your Lacie Usb 2.0 Pci Card
CD-ROM drive PCI slot that complies with ATX PCI Specification Rev.2.0 or above The LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card is compliant with the Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI), the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) and the USB Revision 2.0 specifications. -
Page 8: Hardware Installation
Installation Process There are two steps to installing your LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card. First (Hardware Installation), you must insert the PCI card into a PCI slot inside your computer. Second (Software Installation), you must install the necessary software drivers for the card. -
Page 9: Software Installation
2.3 Software Installation Windows 98 SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 1) Turn on your computer. Insert the LaCie Driver CD (shipped with your PCI card) in your computer’s internal CD-ROM drive. A window will appear, alerting you that the operating system (Windows 98 SE/Me/2000) has detected new hardware. - Page 10 3) At the next window (Fig. 1.2) that appears, click Next without selecting any items. Fig. 1.2 4) When the next window (Fig. 1.3) appears, select “The Updated driver…” and click Next. Fig. 1.3 5) At this window, you will be shown the location of the driver. Click Next. 6) The Copying Files…...
- Page 11 9) This time, when the window as in Fig. 1.2 appears, select Specify a location: and click Browse. Locate the LaCie Drivers CD icon and click on the plus sign beside the CD icon. Windows 98 SE and Windows Me users...
- Page 12 USB Enhanced Host Controller (there may be another name at the beginning of the strings, depending on the chip set manufacturer).” If these are visible, then the installation of your LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card drivers is now finished and you may begin using your new card.
- Page 13 3) Choose Search for the best driver in these locations, and click Browse. Locate the LaCie Drivers CD icon and click on the plus sign beside the CD icon. Select the Win2KXP folder and click OK. After the Found New...
- Page 14 If these are visible, then the installation of your LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card drivers is now finished and you may begin using your new card.
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Page 15: Troubleshooting
3. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you need further assistance, please contact LaCie Technical Support (see 4. - Page 16 2.0 device will be re- listed. To prevent this issue, physically disconnect each USB device you want to remove immediately after you use the “unplug or eject hardware” icon. Did you Allow at least 3 seconds reconnect/connect to pass before immediately? unplugging or plugging in a hot-pluggable...
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Page 17: Contacting Customer Service
If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can't get your LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card to work properly, call us directly using the number below. Before calling, make sure that you are... - Page 18 Contact Us At: 41 (0) 61 386 80 45 34 91 323 83 11 support.ch@lacie.com supporte@lacie.com LaCie United Kingdom & Ireland LaCie USA Monday through Friday, 9AM – 5PM • Monday through Friday, 6AM – 6PM PST Contact Us At:...
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Page 19: Warranty
Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the card. To obtain warranty service, call LaCie Technical Support. You may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the card is still under warranty. -
Page 20: Appendix 1 - Usb Questions And Answers
5. Appendix 1 – USB 2.0 Questions & Answers What are the benefits of the USB interfaces? The USB 1.1 and 2.0 interfaces provide many of the same benefits, particularly: They are based on serial bus technology. Cross-platform capabilities: you can use your USB peripherals on both Mac and Windows platforms. - Page 21 Will USB 1.1 devices run faster when connected to a USB 2.0 bus? Unfortunately, no. The USB 2.0 specification is specifically written to allow developers to design higher-speed peripherals that can take advantage of the extra bandwidth. USB 1.1 devices, though, will still operate at 12Mb/s at full-speed and 1.5Mb/s at low-speed on a USB 2.0 bus.
- Page 22 Important Note: Only use USB cables shorter than 5 meters (approximately 15 feet). Using longer cables cause the peripherals to malfunction due to excessive reduction in electrical signal strength. You will find additional information at the following Internet address: http://www.lacie.com/usb...
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Page 23: Glossary
6. Glossary Bus- Electronic links that enable data to flow between the processor, RAM and extension cables (peripherals). Configuration- When talking about a PC, configuration is understood to be the sum of the internal and external components of the system, including memory, disk drives, the keyboard, the video subsystem and other peripherals, such as the mouse, modem or printer. - Page 24 Kb (Kilobyte)- Basically, this means 1,000 bytes, but it is actually 1,024 bytes. Kb/s- Kilobytes per second. A means of measuring throughput. Mb (Megabyte)- Basically means one million bytes, but is actually 1,024 kilobytes or 1,024 x 1,024 bytes, which equals 1,048,576 bytes. Mb/s- Megabytes per second.
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Page 25: Health And Safety Precautions
Your PCI card contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears to be malfunctioning, have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative.
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