Belkin F5U508 User manual

P73954-B F5U508
Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and
FireWire PCI Card User Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
PCI Card Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Installing a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Value-Added Software Bundle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
FCC Statement/Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
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Welcome to Belkin Hi-Speed Connectivity!
Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire
PCI Card (the PCI Card).
Now you can upgrade your computer to the latest USB and FireWire
technology. You will be able to take advantage of a host of new
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire products!
Your USB 2.0 and FireWire products including hard drives, scanners,
printers, video cameras, and more will all work much faster than ever
before. Your current USB devices will continue to work as they always
have and, in some cases, even better with this PCI Card. Follow the
simple installation instructions in this manual to get your PCI Card up
and working—then enjoy the speed and convenience of Belkin!
Introduction
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Features
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• Three USB host controllers integrated into a single PCI Card
• 3 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports
• One IEEE 1394 host controller
• 2 high-speed FireWire ports
• Simultaneous connection capability for Low-, Full-, and
Hi-speed devices
• Auto-detection of new devices as they are connected, along
with the speed of each device
• Backward-compatibility with USB 1.1 devices
• Full compliance with USB specifications
• Full compatibility with OHCI compliant FireWire peripherals
• Plug-and-Play technology
• Internal power connector
Package Contents
(1) Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire PCI Card
(1) FireWire Cable (6-pin to 4-pin)
(1) User Manual
(1) Installation CD
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Technical Specifications
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USB Specifications
• Open Host Controller Interface- (OHCI-) compliant
(USB 1.1 Host Controller)
• EHCI-compliant (USB 2.0 Host Controller)
• PCI revision 2.1-compliant
• Current: 500mA per port
• USB revision 2.0-compliant
FireWire Specifications
• Two external 400Mbps IEEE 1394 ports
• OHCI 1.0 Compliant
• PCI 2.1 & 2.2 Compliant
• IEEE 1394a Rev 5 Compliant
• Internal Auxiliary power connector
• IT/AT FIFO Buffers—4k/2k
• IR/AR FIFO Buffers—4k/2k
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System Requirements
• 266MHz Pentium®II processor
• 32MB RAM
• One available PCI 2.1-compliant PCI slot
• Windows®98 SE, 2000, Me, or XP operating system
Operating System Compatibility
Operating System USB 1.x USB 2.0 FireWire
Support Support Support
Windows 98 SE Yes Yes Yes
Windows 2000 Yes Yes Yes
Windows Me Yes Yes Yes
Windows XP Yes Yes Yes
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Installation
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Please refer to the section that corresponds to your version
of the Windows operating system.
Installation Procedure for Windows 98 SE
This installation procedure will successfully install two USB 1.1
OHCI controllers, one USB 2.0 EHCI host controller, and one
IEEE 1394 host controller.
1. Insert the F5U508 installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
After a few moments the main menu will auto-start and
display each of the available installation options.
2. Select “Install USB 2.0 Driver”. After the driver is installed
select “No, I will restart my computer later”. Select “Close”.
Then select “Exit”.
3. Open the Start menu in the lower left hand corner of your
Windows display, then select “Shut Down” and click “OK”.
4. Once the computer has completely shut down, remove the
computer’s cover and locate an empty PCI slot.
5. Remove the port cover that corresponds with the PCI slot
you wish to use. (The cover is usually held in place with a
single screw).
6. Insert the PCI Card into the slot. Apply pressure as needed
until the card is fully seated. Secure the PCI card with the
screw removed in step #5, above.
7. After installing the PCI Card, replace the outer cover and
turn on the computer.
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8. When Windows restarts, the PCI card will be detected and
installation of the required drivers will begin.
Note: Depending on the speed of your computer, it may
take up to 30 seconds for the PCI card to be detected.
9. Windows will detect the “PCI Standard PCI to PCI Bridge”
and the “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will open.
Click “Next”.
10. Select “Search for the best driver for your device” and
click “Next”.
11. Uncheck all the boxes and click “Next”.
12. Windows will locate the drivers for “PCI Standard PCI to
PCI Bridge”. Click “Next”.
(Windows may prompt you to insert the Windows OS
installation CD. If so, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive
and continue the installation procedure).
13. Installation of the “PCI Standard PCI to PCI Bridge” will now
complete. Click “Finish”.
14. Windows will detect the “NEC Firewarden OHCI Compliant
IEEE 1394 Host Controller”. Click “Next”.
15. Select “Search for the best driver for your device” and
click “Next”.
16. Uncheck all the boxes and click “Next”.
17. Windows will now search its driver database for the required
driver. Click “Next”.
18. Installation of the “NEC Firewarden OHCI Compliant IEEE
1394 Host Controller” is now complete. Click “Finish”.
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19. Windows will detect the “NEC USB Open Host Controller”.
Click “Next”.
20. Select “Search for the best driver for your device”
and click “Next”.
21. Uncheck all the boxes and click “Next”.
22. The Windows OS will locate the drivers for “NEC USB Open
Host Controller”. Click “Next”.
23. After the Windows OS installs the required drivers,
installation of the first host controller is complete.
Click “Finish”.
24. The “Add New Hardware” wizard will repeat the installation
process for the second OHCI host controller.
25. Repeat steps 20-23.
26. Windows will now detect “Belkin USB 2.0 High Speed Host
Controller”. Click “Next”.
27. Windows will locate the required drivers and complete
installation of the “Belkin USB 2.0 High Speed Host
Controller” and “USB 2.0 Root Hub Device”.
Installation of the PCI Card is now complete.
Verifying Proper Installation (Windows 98 SE)
Check the “Windows Device Manager” to confirm that
your PCI Card has been properly installed.
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1. Right-click on “My Computer” and select “Properties”.
2. Select the “Device Manager” tab.
3. Click on the plus sign (+) next to “Universal Serial
Bus Controllers”.
The “Universal Serial Bus Controllers” list will now include two
“NEC USB Open Host Controller” entries, one “Belkin USB 2.0
Hi-Speed Host Controller” entry, one “USB 2.0 Root Hub
Device” entry and two “USB Root Hub” entries.
Note: If your computer features built-in USB ports, or if you
have other USB PCI controller cards installed, you will see
additional USB Controller and root hub entries.
4. Click the plus sign (+) next to “IEEE 1394 Bus Controller”.
The “IEEE 1394 Bus Controller” list will now include one “NEC
Firewarden OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller” entry.
Note: If your computer features built-in IEEE 1394 ports, or if
you have other IEEE 1394 PCI host controller cards installed,
you will see additional “IEEE 1394 Host Controller” entries.
Installation Procedure for Windows 2000
This installation procedure will successfully install two USB 1.1
OHCI controllers, one USB 2.0 EHCI host controller, and one
IEEE 1394 host controller.
1. Insert the F5U508 installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
After a few moments the main menu will auto-start and
display each of the available installation options.
2. Select “Install USB 2.0 Driver”. After the driver is installed
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select “No, I will restart my computer later”. Select “Close”.
Then select “Exit”.
3. Open the Start menu in the lower left-hand corner of your
Windows display, then select “Shut Down” and click “OK”.
4. Once the computer has completely shut down, remove the
computer’s cover and locate an empty PCI slot.
5. Remove the port cover that corresponds with the PCI slot
you wish to use. (The cover is usually held in place with a
single screw).
6. Insert the PCI Card into the slot. Apply pressure as needed
until the card is fully seated. Secure the PCI card with the
screw removed in step #5, above.
7. After installing the PCI Card, replace the outer cover and
turn on the computer.
8. When Windows restarts the PCI card will be detected and
all required drivers will be automatically installed. After the
install is complete, you may be prompted to click finish and
to restart.
Note: Depending on the speed of your computer, it may take
up to 30 seconds for the PCI card to be detected.
Verifying Proper Installation (Windows 2000)
After installation is complete, check the Windows Device
Manager to confirm that all components of the PCI Card have
been properly installed.
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1. Right-click on “My Computer”.
2. Select “Properties”.
3. Select the “Hardware” tab and click on the “Device
Manager” button.
4. Click the plus sign (+) next to “Universal Serial Bus
Controllers”.
The “Universal Serial Bus Controllers” list will now include two
“NEC USB Open Host Controller” entries, one “Belkin USB 2.0
Hi-Speed Host Controller” entry, one “USB 2.0 Root Hub
Device” entry and two “USB Root Hub” entries.
Note: If your computer features built-in USB ports, or if you
have other USB PCI controllers installed, you will see additional
“root hub” entries.
5. Click the plus sign (+) next to “IEEE 1394 Bus Controller”.
The “IEEE 1394 Bus Controller” list will now include one
“NEC Firewarden OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host
Controller” entry.
Note: If your computer features built-in IEEE 1394 ports, or if
you have other IEEE 1394 host controllers installed, you will see
additional “IEEE 1394 Host Controller” entries.
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Installation Procedure for Windows Me
This installation procedure will successfully install two USB 1.1
OHCI controllers, one USB 2.0 EHCI host controller, and one
IEEE 1394 host controller.
1. Insert the F5U508 installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
After a few moments the main menu will auto-start and
display each of the available installation options.
2. Select “Install USB 2.0 Driver”. After the driver is installed
select “No, I will restart my computer later”. Select “Close”.
Then select “Exit”.
3. Open the Start menu in the lower left hand corner of your
Windows display, then select “Shut Down” and click “OK”.
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4. Once the computer has completely shut down, remove the
computer’s cover and locate an empty PCI slot.
5. Remove the port cover that corresponds with the PCI slot
you wish to use. (The cover is usually held in place with a
single screw.)
6. Insert the PCI Card into the slot. Apply pressure as needed
until the card is fully seated. Secure the PCI card with the
screw removed in step #5, above.
7. After installing the PCI Card, replace the outer cover and
turn on the computer.
8. When Windows restarts the PCI card will be detected and
installation of the required drivers will begin.
Note: Depending on the speed of your computer, it may take
up to 30 seconds for the PCI card to be detected.
9. Windows will detect the “PCI Standard PCI to PCI Bridge”
and the “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will open.
Select “Automatic Search for the best driver for your device
(Recommended)” and click “Next”.
10. Windows will locate the drivers for “PCI Standard PCI to PCI
Bridge”. (Windows may prompt you to insert the Windows
OS installation CD. If so, insert the CD into the CD-ROM
drive and continue the installation procedure).
11. Installation of the “PCI Standard PCI to PCI Bridge” will now
complete. Click “Finish”.
12. Windows will detect the “NEC Firewarden OHCI Compliant
IEEE 1394 Host Controller”. Click “Next”.
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13. Select “Automatic Search for the best driver for your device
(Recommended)” and click “Next”.
14. Windows will now search its driver database for the
required driver.
15. Installation of the “NEC Firewarden OHCI Compliant IEEE
1394 Host Controller” is now complete. Click “Finish”.
16. Windows will detect “NEC USB Open Host Controller
(E13+)” and “Belkin USB 2.0 High Speed Host controller”.
The required driver support will be automatically installed.
No user input is required.
17. After installation of the USB host controllers, the Windows
OS will detect “USB Root Hub” and automatically install the
required driver support. This will repeat one more time.
18. Restart your computer to complete the
installation procedure.
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Verifying Proper Installation (Windows Me)
After installation, check the Windows Device Manager to
confirm that the PCI Card has been properly installed.
1. Right-click on “My Computer” and select “Properties”.
2. Select the “Device Manager” tab.
3. Click on the plus sign (+) next to “Universal Serial
Bus Controllers”.
The “Universal Serial Bus Controllers” list will now include two
“NEC USB Open Host Controller” entries, one “Belkin USB 2.0
Hi-Speed Host Controller” entry, one “USB 2.0 Root Hub
Device” entry and two “USB Root Hub” entries.
Note: If your computer features built-in USB ports, or if you
have other USB PCI controller cards installed, you will see
additional USB Controller and root hub entries.
4. Click the plus sign (+) next to “IEEE 1394 Bus Controller”.
The “IEEE 1394 Bus Controller” list will now include one “NEC
Firewarden OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller” entry.
5. Click the plus sign (+) next to “Network Adapters”.
6. The “Network Adapters” list will now include one
“NDIS 1394 Net Adapter” entry.
Note: If your computer features built-in IEEE 1394 ports, or if
you have other IEEE 1394 PCI host controller cards installed,
you will see additional “IEEE 1394 Host Controller” and “NDIS
1394 Net Adapter” entries.
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Installation Procedure for Windows XP
This installation procedure will successfully install two USB 1.1
OHCI controllers, one USB 2.0 EHCI host controller, and one
IEEE 1394 host controller.
Important Note: There are two methods of installing the
required USB 2.0 drivers in Windows XP.
If you have an Internet connection:
Windows XP checks the Windows update website and
downloads the most recent version of Microsoft USB 2.0
support drivers. Please proceed to the “With Internet
Connection” section.
a. If you do not have a connection to the Internet:
USB 2.0 drivers will be installed from the Belkin F5U508
installation CD. Please proceed to the “Without Internet
Connection” section.
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With Internet Connection
1. Make sure your computer is completely powered down.
2. Remove the computer’s cover and locate an empty PCI slot.
3. Remove the port cover that corresponds with the PCI slot
you wish to use. (The cover is usually held in place with a
single screw.)
4. Insert the PCI Card into the slot. Apply pressure as needed
until the card is fully seated. Secure the PCI card with the
screw removed in step #3, above.
5. After installing the PCI Card, replace the outer cover and
turn on the computer.
6. When Windows restarts the PCI card will be detected and
drivers for the IEEE 1394 host controller, and the two USB
OHCI host controllers will be automatically installed.
Note: Depending on the speed of your computer, it may take
up to 45 seconds for the PCI card to be detected, and the
download from Windows update to be completed.
7. Windows will now search for drivers for the “NEC PCI to
USB Enhanced Host Controller B1”, and the “New
Hardware Wizard” will start. Select “Install the software
automatically (Recommended)”. Click “Next”. Windows XP
will check the Windows update website and download the
most recent version of Microsoft’s USB 2.0 support drivers.
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