WiebeTech TC-E34-2FW TeraCard User manual

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TC-E34-2FW TeraCard™
ExpressCard/34 FireWire 800 host
Installation MANUAL
Revised 2/16/2007
Thank you for purchasing WiebeTech’s TC-E34-2FW TeraCard™ FireWire 800 host. This card allows
you to add two fast IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) ports to your laptop computer with an ExpressCard/34
slot. FireWire 800 technology allows you to achieve data transfer speeds up to twice as fast as FireWire
400 or USB 2.0!
Table of Contents
Features 1
System Requirements 1
Software Installation 2
Uninstalling Software 9
Hardware Installation 10
Technical Specifications 11
Warranty Information 11
Features
•Two 800Mbps 9-pin 1394b (FireWire 800) ports
•Works with the fast ExpressCard/34 slot found on many new laptops, including MacBook Pro
•Supports hot swapping of FireWire devices
•Ideal connection for high performance external hard disk drives, RAID storage enclosures, etc.
•Supports Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003
•Supports Mac OS 10.4.x or later
System Requirements
•An available ExpressCard slot
•At least 128 MB System RAM
•Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Mac OS 10.4.x or later

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Software Installation
•Mac users: you do not need to install any software to use the TC-E34-2FW with MacBook Pros
running Mac OS 10.4.x or higher. Skip ahead to the hardware installation section.
•Windows users: follow the instructions below to install the necessary software drivers. Do not insert
the card into your computer’s ExpressCard slot until driver installation is complete.
1. The installation program is found on the WiebeTech CD in this location: WiebeTech Products -
Manuals & Drivers\TeraCards - ExpressCard34\TC-E34-2FW FireWire 800 host\Windows
drivers\SETUP.EXE. Double-click the icon to open it. Click the Next button to continue.
2. Click the Next button to continue.
3. Click the Next button to continue.

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4. Click the Next button to continue.
5. Select Complete and then click the Next button to continue.

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6. Click the Next button to continue.
7. Click the Finish button to continue.
8. Select “Yes, I want to…” and then click the Finish button to continue.

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9. Select “Yes, this time only” and then click the Next button to continue.
10. Select “Install from a…” and then click the Next button to continue.

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11. Select “Don’t search” and then click the Next button to continue.
12. Browse files location to C:\Program Files\Unibrain\ubCore\Drivers\Adapte and click the OK button to
continue.
13. Select “Unibrain driver / S800…” and then click the Next button to continue.

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14. Click the Finish button to continue.
15. Select “Yes, this time only” and then click the Next button to continue.

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16. Select “Install the…” and then click the Next button to continue.
17. Click the Finish button to continue.
18. Click Start ÆControl Panel, then select System ÆHardware. Check device information on Device
Manager.

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Software Un-installation
1. Select Add/Remove Programs ÆUbCorePro from the Control Panel and then click the
Change/Remove button, select “Remove” and click the Next button to continue un-installation.
2. Click the Yes button to continue.
3. Click the Finish button to continue.
4. Select “Yes, I want to…” and then click the Finish button to reboot.

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Hardware Installation
Plug the card into the ExpressCard slot on the laptop computer.
The diagram below will help you to find the key components shown on the board. A controller is briefly
described below.
ExpressCard/34 Interface
Dual IEEE 1394b
(FireWire 800) ports Jack for optional power adapter (12V/2A)