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P73448-A F5U501-MAC Belkin ® Components Fir eW ir e P C I Car d Instruction Manual P73448-A-F5U501-US-man.qxd 10/2/01 5:11 PM Page 1[...]
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Thank you for pur chasing the Belkin IEEE 1394 PCI upgrade car d. Now you can add thr ee 400 Mbps Fir eWir e ports to your Apple PowerMac computer and enjoy the blazing speed and convenient Plug-and-Play operation of next-generation Fir eWir e devices. Featur es: • Thr ee external 6-pin 400 Mbps Fir eWir e Ports • Compliant with OHCI 1.0 specif[...]
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Har dwar e Installation 2 1. Power of f your computer and disconnect all connected devices and peripherals. 2. Open the case of your computer . Refer to your computer user manual for details r egar ding how to do this. Be sur e to touch any bar e metal portion of your computer case to dischar ge yourself of any static electricity , which can damage[...]
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Har dwar e Installation (continued) 3 3. Locate the PCI slots on your computer’ s main cir cuit boar d. The PCI slots ar e white in color . Remove the metal plate that covers the r ear slot corr esponding to the PCI slot you wish to use. Y ou may need a cross-head/Phillips scr ewdriver to r emove any scr ews. See the image below for your r efer e[...]
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4. Remove the Fir eWir e car d fr om its pr otective static bag. Handle it by the metal bracket only , and do not touch the gold edge connectors. Insert the car d into the PCI slot, car efully aligning the r ear bracket to the computer case. Make sur e that the car d edges ar e fully inserted into the slot. Har dwar e Installation (continued) 4 P73[...]
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5 Har dwar e Installation (continued) 5. Fasten the car d secur ely using the scr ew that was used to hold the r ear bracket. 6. (Optional) If you ar e planning to connect multiple bus-power ed Fir eWir e devices to the Belkin IEEE 1394 PCI car d, it may be necessary to draw auxiliary power fr om your computer’ s power supply . This is accomplish[...]
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Har dwar e Installation (continued) 6 8. Reattach all peripherals to your computer , and turn the power on. 7. Close the computer case. P73448-A-F5U501-US-man.qxd 10/2/01 5:11 PM Page 6[...]
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Softwar e Installation 7 Fir eWir e Enabler Installation If you ar e using Mac OS 8.6, you must download the Apple Fir eWir e softwar e fr om the Apple support website. Apple Fir eWir e 2.4 is r ecommended. See instructions below to download and install Apple Fir eWir e softwar e. NOTE: Apple Fir eWir e 2.5 will not install on Mac OS 8.6. If you ar[...]
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Softwar e Installation (continued) 8 3. Select Fir eWir e version 2.4 if you ar e using Mac OS 8.6. Select Fir eWir e version 2.5 if you ar e using Mac OS version 9.0 or above. P73448-A-F5U501-US-man.qxd 10/2/01 5:12 PM Page 8[...]
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Softwar e Installation (continued) 9 4. Choose to download either the "Mac Binary", or "Binhex" version of the file. If you ar e unsur e about which version to choose, scr oll down to the bottom of the Softwar e Download page and click the link under the Installation Instructions section. 5. When the downloading is complete, loo[...]
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Softwar e Installation (continued) 10 8. Select the “Easy Install” for the installation option and select your startup disk in the “Destination Disk” and click on “Install”. 9. A warning dialogue will come up asking permission to close all other applications. Make sur e you have saved all important documents and click “Continue”. 10[...]
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Softwar e Installation (continued) 11 2. Read the License Agr eement. If you agr ee to the terms of the License Agr eement, click "Accept" to continue. 3. The V ideoShop Read Me file will now be displayed. Click "Continue". 4. Select the desir ed install location then click "Install". VideoShop 4.5.1 Installation 1. La[...]
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Softwar e Installation (continued) 12 7. After your computer r estarts, locate the V ideoShop 4.5.1 folder and click on the V ideoShop icon. The pr ogram will launch and you will be pr ompted to enter your name and a r egistration number . Y ou will find the r egistration number printed on the Softwar e Installation CD label. 8. A compr ehensive V [...]
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FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Components, of 501 W est W alnut Street, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole r esponsibility that the pr oduct: F5U501-MAC to which this declaration relates: Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two c[...]
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Belkin Components B.V . Diamantlaan 8 • 2132 WV Hoofddorp • The Netherlands T el: +31 (0) 235698765 Fax: +31 (0) 235612694 Belkin Components, Ltd. Unit 13 • Gatelodge Close • Round Spinney Northampton • Northants • NN3 8RX • United Kingdom T el: +44 (0) 1604678300 Fax: +44 (0) 1604678330 Belkin Components 501 W est W alnut Street Comp[...]