Belkin F5U501 User Manual

P73289 F5U501

Belkin Components

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FirePath™IEEE 1394

Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Components

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FirePath™IEEE 1394 card. Now, you can add three
400Mbps FireWire®ports to your Windows®98 system,
and enjoy the blazing speed and Plug-and-Play ease of
next-generation FireWire®devices.

System Requirements:

• 486 processor or faster

• 16MB memory or more

• One free PCI slot

• Windows®98 or Windows®98 SE

Package Contents

• Belkin Components®FirePath™IEEE 1394 card

• MGI VideoWave IIISE Software CD-ROM

• Registration card

• This manual

Introduction and System Requirements

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Installation

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1. Power off your computer and
disconnect all connected devices
and peripherals.

2. Open up the case of your computer. Refer to your
computer user manual for details on how to do this. Be sure
to touch any bare metal portion of your computer case to
discharge yourself of any static electricity, which can
damage your computer, or the FireWire®card.

Installation (continued)

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3. Locate the PCI slots on your computer’s main circuit board.
The PCI slots are white in color, and are made of hard
plastic. Locate a free PCI slot. Any slot will do. Remove the
metal plate that covers the rear slot corresponding to the
PCI slot you had selected. You may need a cross-head
screwdriver to remove any screws. See the image below for
your reference.

Rear Bracket

PCI Slots

4. Remove the FireWire®card from its protective static bag.
Handle it by the metal bracket only, and do not touch the
gold edge connectors. Insert the card into the PCI slot,
carefully aligning the rear bracket to the computer case.
Make sure that the card edge is fully inserted into the slot.

Installation (continued)

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