Belkin F5U505ea User manual

FireWire
ExpressCard™
User Manual
F5U505ea
Add 2 FireWire® ports to your notebook computer using
ExpressCard technology
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1. Introduction ...................................................................... 1
Specifications ................................................................ 2
System Requirements ................................................... 3
Package Contents .........................................................3
2. Hardware Installation ...................................................... 4
3. Verifying Proper Installation ........................................... 5
4. Troubleshooting ............................................................... 6
5. Information ......................................................................8
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the FireWire
ExpressCard from Belkin. This ExpressCard offers notebook
users a fast and convenient way to add a FireWire port that
can take advantage of the increased bandwidth and features
the new ExpressCard I/O interconnection standard delivers.
Why ExpressCard?
ExpressCard, the standard destined to replace CardBus,
quadruples your computing bandwidth. This results in faster
music downloads, smoother streaming video, and lightning-
fast access to mass-storage devices.
The ExpressCard provides the perfect solution for
simultaneously streaming movies and downloading video
from your camcorder to your hard drive—without risking
that your computer will freeze, crash, or slow to a trickle.
ExpressCard future-proofs your computer with technology
so advanced that it exceeds the processing-speed of many
devices currently on the market. This means that installing
the ExpressCard now assures you of device-upgrade
expansion room for many years to come.
Please carefully review this User Manual so that you can
take full advantage of all the capabilities the Belkin FireWire
ExpressCard offers.
Introduction
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Specifications
• Meets PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1
• Delivers single-lane (x1) PCI Express throughput support
rates of 2.5Gbps
• Complies with ExpressCard 34mm-wide
module specification
• Builds in 2 external, independent 6-pin FireWire 400 ports
• Supports 1394 Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI)
Specification 1.1
• Features IEEE 1394a-2000-compliant ports at 100-, 200-,
and 400Mbps
• Equips 1 DC jack for using power adapter to provide
12VDC power output
• Complies with IEEE 1394 and 1394a
• Allows you to connect/disconnect devices without
powering down the system (hot-swappable)
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System Requirements
• Windows® based notebook with available ExpressCard
slot
• Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server
Package Contents
• FireWire ExpressCard
• User Manual
Introduction
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1. Locate your notebook’s CardBus slot(s).
2. With your notebook on, slide the ExpressCard into the
unused 34mm or 54mm ExpressCard bus slot.
Note: Do not plug any devices into the ExpressCard
until you have completely finished the driver
installation.
3. The “New Hardware Wizard” will launch and recognize the
ExpressCard.
4. Windows OS automatically installs the correct driver.
5. Installation is now complete and the ExpressCard is ready
to use.
Hardware Installation
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Verifying Proper Installation
Check the “Windows Device Manager” to confirm that
your ExpressCard has been properly installed.
1. Right-click on “My Computer” and select “Manage”.
2. Select the “Device Manager” tab.
3. Click the (+) sign next to “IEEE1394 Bus host controllers”.
The “IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers” will now include one
entry that reads “Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE
1394 Host Controller”.
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The ExpressCard and devices connected to the
computer do not work properly.
Please do the following:
1. Check that all the cables you are using are the
correct types, and that they are all securely
connected.
2. Make sure all devices are powered on and
connected to the proper power supply and source.
3. Reconnect daisy-chained devices you may have
disconnected for installation. If reconnecting does
not clear up the problem, restart your computer.
4. Make sure you have properly installed the
ExpressCard.
The computer did not detect the ExpressCard.
1. Make sure that the ExpressCard is correctly
plugged into the ExpressCard 34-/54mm slot; if
not, plug in it securely.
2. If the ExpressCard is plugged in correctly, see
if its gold connectors are clean; if not, clean the
connector surface.
3. Follow the procedure on page 5, titled “Verifying
Proper Installation”. If the ExpressCard designation
“Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394
Host Controller” does not appear in the Device
Manager, update your computer BIOS to the latest
version (contact your computer manufacturer for
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details). If after updating your BIOS, your computer
still does not detect the ExpressCard, contact your
computer manufacturer for advanced support for
BIOS.
I cannot install the ExpressCard driver.
Ensure that your Microsoft Windows operating
system is upgraded to the latest “Service Pack”
(please check the Microsoft website). It is highly
recommended that you update your system to
Windows 2000 service pack 4, Windows XP service
pack 2, or Windows Server 2003 service pack 1(or
later).
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Information
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5CE Declaration of Conformity
We, Belkin Corporation, declare under our sole responsibility that the F5U505, to
which this declaration relates, is in conformity with Generic Emissions Standard EN
55022:1998 Class B, EN50081-1 and with Generic Immunity Standard EN50082-1
1992.
Belkin Corporation Limited Lifetime Product Warranty
Belkin Corporation warrants this product against defects in materials and
workmanship for its lifetime. If a defect is discovered, Belkin will, at its option,
repair or replace the product at no charge provided it is returned during the
warranty period, with transportation charges prepaid, to the authorized Belkin
dealer from whom you purchased the product. Proof of purchase may be required.
This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident, abuse,
misuse, or misapplication; if the product has been modified without the written
permission of Belkin; or if any Belkin serial number has been removed or defaced.
THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE IN LIEU OF
ALL OTHERS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BELKIN
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
No Belkin dealer, agent, or employee is authorized to make any modification,
extension, or addition to this warranty.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
We, Belkin Corporation, of 501 West Walnut Street, Compton, CA 90220,
declare under our sole responsibility that the product,
F5U505ea
to which this declaration relates,
Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
FCC Statement
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