Belkin P73768-A manual

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    P73768-A F5U220 U S B 2.0 Hi-Speed P C I Car d User Manual P73768-A-F5U220-man.qxd 12/21/01 5:03 PM Page 1[...]

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    P73768-A-F5U220-man.qxd 12/21/01 5:03 PM Page 2[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing the Belkin F5U220 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI Card. Now you can upgrade your computer with the latest USB technology . Y ou will be able to take advantage of a host of new Hi-Speed USB 2.0 products that will be introduced soon! USB 2.0 pr oducts like hard drives, scanners, printers, video cameras and more will all work much faster[...]

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    2 Specifications • OHCI compliant (USB 1.1 Host Controller) • EHCI compliant (USB 2.0 Host Controller) • PCI revison 2.1 compliant • Current: 500mA per port • USB revision 2.0 compliant • Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP compatible Features • Three USB host adapters integrated into a single PCI Car d, one USB 2.0 EHC[...]

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    3 Package Contents • Belkin 5-Port USB 2.0 PCI Card • User Manual • Driver Installation CD-ROM System Requirements • PC-compatible computer with available PCI slot. • Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP P73768-A-F5U220-man.qxd 12/21/01 5:03 PM Page 3[...]

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    4 USB 1.x Operating System Support USB 2.0 Support Windows 98 SE YES YES Windows 2000 YES YES Windows Me YES YES Windows XP YES Provided in Operating System Operating System Compatibility P73768-A-F5U220-man.qxd 12/21/01 5:03 PM Page 4[...]

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    5 PCI Card Description PORT POWER LED PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 PORT 4 PCI POWER LED PORT POWER LED PORT 5 P73768-A-F5U220-man.qxd 12/21/01 5:03 PM Page 5[...]

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    6 Hardwar e Installation (1) POWER OFF THE COMPUTER AND DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD. (2) Remove the screws that secur e the computer cover and remove the cover . (3) T ouch any part of the metal case to ground yourself. This will discharge any static electricity that could damage your PCI card or computer . (4) Locate an empty PCI expansion slot (5) [...]

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    7 Driver Installation Installation Procedur e for Windows 98se This installation procedur e will install two USB 1.1 Host Controllers and one USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Contr oller . (1) Windows will detect “NEC USB Open Host Controller” and the “Add New Hardwar e” dialog box will open. Click “Next”. (2 Select “Search for the best driver f[...]

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    8 Driver Installation– (continued) (7) The Add New Hardwar e Wizard will repeat the installation process for the second USB 1.1 Host Contr oller . (8) After installation of the two USB 1.1 Host Controllers, Windows will detect “PCI Universal Serial Bus.” This is the USB 2.0 EHCI Host controller . (9) The “Add New Hardwar e Wizard” dialog [...]

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    9 V erifying Proper Installation (Windows 98/98 SE) Check the “Windows Device Manager” to verify that your PCI Card has been pr operly 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 Device Manager list will now in[...]

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    10 This installation procedur e will install two USB 1.1 Host Controllers and one USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Contr oller . (1) Windows will detect “NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller” The r equired driver support will be automatically installed. No user input is requir ed. This will repeat one mor e time (2) Windows will detect “Universal Serial [...]

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    V erifying Proper Installation (Windows 2000) 11 After installation, check the Windows Device Manager to verify that your PCI Card has been pr operly installed. (1) Right-click on My Computer (2) Select Properties (3) Select he Hardwar e tab and click on the Device Manager button (4) Click the plus-sign (+) next to Universal Serial Bus controllers [...]

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    12 Installation Procedur e for Windows Me This installation procedur e will install two USB 1.1 Host Controllers and one USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Contr oller . (1) Windows will detect “NEC USB Open Host Controller (E13+).” The requir ed driver support will be automatically installed. No user input is requir ed. (2) Windows will detect “PCI Unive[...]

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    13 V erifying Proper Installation (Windows Me) After installation, check the Windows Device Manager to verify that the 5-Port USB 2.0 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 Device Ma[...]

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    14 Installation Procedur e for Windows XP (1) Windows will detect “NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller” The r equired driver support will be automatically installed. No user input is requir ed. This will repeat one mor e time. NOTE: USB 2.0 driver support is not included in the initial release version of Windows XP . These drivers will be inclu[...]

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    15 V erifying Proper Installation (Windows XP) After installation, check the Windows Device Manager to confirm that the 5-Port USB 2.0 PCI Card has been properly installed. (1) Right-click on My Computer . (2) Select Properties. (3) Select he Hardwar e tab and click on the Device Manager button. (4) Click the plus-sign (+) next to Universal Serial [...]

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    Information FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Components, of 501 West W alnut Street, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the pr oduct: F5U220 to which this declaration relates: Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following[...]

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    Belkin Components B.V . Starparc Building • Boeing Avenue 333 1119 PH Schiphol-Rijk • The Netherlands T el. +31 (0) 20 654 7300 Fax. +31 (0) 20 654 7349 T ech Support • T el: +31 (0) 235698765e-mail: eurosupport@belkin.com Belkin Components, Ltd. Unit 13 • Gatelodge Close • Round Spinney Northampton • Northants • NN3 8RX • United Ki[...]