Belkin F5U514 User manual

FireWire 800
ExpressCard
™
User Manual
F5U514

1. Introduction
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Benefits
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System Requirements
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Package Contents
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2. Software Setup
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3. Hardware Installation
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4. Verifying Proper Installation
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5. Troubleshooting
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6. Information
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Table of Contents

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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the FireWire
800 ExpressCard (the 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
800 ExpressCard offers.
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Benefits
• 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 800 ports
• Supports 1394 Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI)
Specification 1.1
• Features IEEE 1394b-compliant ports at 100-, 200-, 400-,
and 800Mbps
• Equips 1 DC jack for using power adapter to provide
12VDC power output
• Complies with IEEE 1394, 1394a, and 1394b
• Allows you to connect/disconnect devices without
powering down the system (hot-swappable)

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System Requirements
• Windows
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notebook with available
ExpressCard slot
• Windows 2000 and XP
• Mac OS
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X v10.4.x and above
Package Contents
• FireWire 800 ExpressCard
• CD Driver
• User Manual
Introduction
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IMPORTANT NOTE: You must install the FireWire 800
ExpressCard drivers prior to installing the hardware to
your computer.
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Insert the FireWire 800 ExpressCard installation CD into
your CD-ROM drive. After a few moments, the main menu
automatically starts.
Note:
If the main CD does not auto-start, click the “Start”
button and select “Run”. From the “Run” dialog box,
enter “<driver>:\setup_xp2.exe” and click “OK” (where
“<driver>” represents the letter driver that identifies your
CD-ROM drive under “My Computer”—e.g., if the CD is in
drive D, enter “D:\setup_xp2.exe”).
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Select “FireWire 800 Driver”. The Software Installation
Wizard appears and begins to download the drivers.
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If you receive the following “Software Installation”
notice, click on “Continue Anyway” to continue with the
installation process.
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After the files successfully copy over, you are ready to
install the hardware.
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Hardware Installation
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Locate your notebook’s ExpressCard bus 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.
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The “New Hardware Wizard” launches and recognizes
the ExpressCard.
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Windows OS automatically installs the correct driver.
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Installation is now complete and the ExpressCard is ready
to use.
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Verifying Proper Installation
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Check the “Windows Device Manager” to confirm that
your ExpressCard has been properly installed.
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Right-click on “My Computer” and
select “Manage”.
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Select the “Device Manager” tab.
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Click the (+) sign next to “IEEE 1394 Bus host
controllers”. The “IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers”
will now include one entry that reads “OHCI IEEE
1394b Host Controller”.

The ExpressCard and devices connected to the
computer do not work properly.
Please do the following:
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Check that all the cables you are using are the
correct types, and that they are all securely
connected.
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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.
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Make sure you have properly installed
the ExpressCard.
The computer did not detect the ExpressCard.
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Make sure that the ExpressCard is correctly
plugged into the ExpressCard 34/54mm slot; if not,
plug in it securely.
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If the ExpressCard is plugged in correctly, see
if its gold connectors are clean; if not, clean the
connector surface.
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Follow the procedure on page 6 titled “Verifying
Proper Installation”. If the ExpressCard designation
“OHCI IEEE 1394b Host Controller” does not
appear in the Device Manager, update your
computer BIOS to the latest version (contact your
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computer manufacturer for 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
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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).