Belkin F5U501-MAC User Manual

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FireWire PCI Card

Instruction Manual

P73448-A F5U501-MAC

Introduction and System Requirements

Thank you for purchasing the Belkin IEEE 1394 PCI upgrade card.
Now you can add three 400 Mbps FireWire ports to your Apple
PowerMac computer and enjoy the blazing speed and convenient
Plug-and-Play operation of next-generation FireWire devices.

Features:

• Three external 6-pin 400 Mbps FireWire Ports

• Compliant with OHCI 1.0 specifications

• Compliant with PCI 2.1and 2.2 specifications

• Compliant with IEEE 1394a 1995 specifications

• Internal auxiliary power connector

• IT/AT FIFO Buffers—4k/2k

• IR/AR FIFO Buffers—4k/2k

Minimum Recommended System Requirements:

• 266Mhz G3 processor

• 32 MB RAM

• One free PCI 2.1-compliant PCI slot

• Mac®OS 8.6 and Apple®FireWire 2.4

• QuickTimeTM3.0 (For use with FireWire digital video devices)

StrataTMVideoShop 4.5.1 Minimum Recommended
System Requirements:

• 300MHz G3 processor

• 64MB RAM

• Mac OS 8.6

• 200MB free hard disk space

Package Contents:

• Belkin IEEE 1394 PCI upgrade card

• 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable

• Strata VideoShop 4.5.1 Installation CD

• Registration card

• This instruction manual

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Hardware Installation

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

2. Open the case of your computer. Refer to your computer
user manual for details regarding 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.

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Hardware Installation (continued)

3. Locate the PCI slots on your computer’s main circuit
board. The PCI slots are white in color. Remove the metal
plate that covers the rear slot corresponding to the PCI slot
you wish to use. You may need a cross-head/Phillips
screwdriver to remove any screws. See the image below
for your reference.

Rear Bracket

PCI Slots

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Hardware Installation (continued)

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 edges are fully inserted into the slot.

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