Adaptec AUA-1420 User manual

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AUA-1420
USB2connect for Notebooks Adapter
Installation Guide

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This Installation Guide describes how to install the Adaptec AUA-1420
USB2connect for Notebooks adapter and its associated drivers in a
notebook computer.
Taking Inventory
Your USB2connect for Notebooks kit includes the USB2connect for
Notebooks adapter and the USB2connect for Notebooks CD, which
includes the following:
■Readme file
■USB2connect for Notebooks User’s Guide in Acrobat format, which
contains complete installation information, Customer Support and
Warranty information, and troubleshooting tips.
■Adobe Acrobat software
■Windows drivers
■Product registration information

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Installation for Windows Notebooks
1With your notebook computer on, insert the USB2connect for
Notebooks adapter in the CardBus slot.
2Insert the USB2connect for Notebooks CD.
Proceed with instructions appropriate to your operating system:
■Windows XP on page 3
■Windows 2000 on page 6.
■Windows Me on page 8.
■Windows 98 SE on page 9.
CardBus slot
USB2connect for
Notebooks adapter

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Windows XP
Continue here after performing steps outlined on page 2.
1Start Windows XP.
Windows XP will automatically discover the new hardware and start
the Found New Hardware Wizard to walk you through the device
driver installation.
2Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), then select
Next.

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3Select Don’t search, I will choose the driver to install, then click
Next.
4Click Next again.
5Click Have Disk.

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6Insert the Adaptec USB2connect CD into the CD-ROM drive. Type
the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive in the Copy manufacturer’s
files from box, as shown below, and click OK.
Note: Your CD-ROM drive may have a different drive letter than
the one shown in the example above.
7On the next screen, click Continue Anyway.
8When the installation is complete, click Finish.
9If you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.
Note: For instructions on verifying the driver installation, see the
USB2connect for Notebooks User’s Guide on the CD.

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Windows 2000
Continue here after performing steps outlined on page 2.
1When the Found New Hardware Wizard begins, click Next,
accepting the recommendations and defaults presented by the
wizard.
2On the Locate Driver Files window, uncheck all options except
CD-ROM drives, and click Next.

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3 On the Driver Files Search Results window, ensure that Install one of the
other drivers is not checked, and click Next .
4When Windows is finished copying drivers, click Finish.
5Restart your computer if prompted to do so.
Note: For instructions on removing the USB2connect for Notebooks
adapter from a Windows 2000 notebook, see the USB2connect for
Notebooks User’s Guide on the CD.

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Windows Me
Continue here after performing steps outlined on page 2.
1When the Add New Hardware Wizard opens, click Next.
2If you see a message that the PCI Universal Serial Bus driver was not
located, select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended).
Then, click Next.
3When Windows has finished copying the USB 2.0 drivers from the
USB2connect for Notebooks CD, click Finish.
4Restart your computer if prompted to do so.

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Windows 98 SE
Windows 98 SE requires two device driver installations using the Add
New Hardware Wizard because the operating system has no embedded
USB drivers. During driver installation, you may need to use the
Windows 98 SE CD.
Continue here after performing steps outlined on page 2.
1The Found New Hardware Wizard opens. Click Next.
2The Add New Hardware Wizard opens. Click Next.
3 Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)
and click Next.
4In the following window, uncheck all options and click Next.

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5In the next screen, select The updated driver (Recommended) and
click Next.
6You may see a message that Windows is searching for the driver.
Click Next.
7If prompted to do so, insert your Windows 98 CD in your CD-ROM
drive and click OK.
8If you see the Copying Files screen, provide the appropriate
pathname for the CD-ROM drive.
9When the wizard indicates that the USB 1.1 driver has been copied
onto your system, click Finish.
10 The Hardware Wizard restarts and attempts to install the USB 2.0
driver. Click Next.
11 Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) , and
click Next.
12 Check the CD-ROM drive option, insert the USB2connect for
Notebooks CD, and click Next.
13 Select The updated driver (Recommended), and click Next. Then,
click Next again.
14 When Windows is finished copying files, click Finish.
15 If Windows displays an Unknown Device error message, click
Finish.

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Installation for Macintosh Notebooks
1 With the PowerBook on, insert the USB2connect for Notebooks CD.
2Double-click the Start Installation Here installer file on the CD.
3Read the directions carefully and follow all installation instructions.
4After the installation is complete, restart the PowerBook.
5Once the system has restarted, insert the USB2connect for Notebooks
adapter in the CardBus slot of your PowerBook.
6If the driver installation was successful and the
USB2connect for Notebooks
is fully inserted, you
will see one of the USB2connect for Notebooks
adapter
icons shown at right on your desktop. If
not, see the Troubleshooting section in the USB2connect for Notebooks
User’s Guide on the CD
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CardBus slot
USB2connect for
Notebooks adapter

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