P74106 F5U503
FireWire 3-Port PCI Card
Instruction Manual
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Thank you for purchasing the FireWire 3-Port PCI Card
upgrade card. Now you can add three 400Mbps FireWire
ports to your Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP, or Mac OS
9.0-10.x operating system (OS) and enjoy the blazing
speed and Plug-and-Play ease of next-generation
FireWire devices.
Features:
• Three external 400Mbps IEEE 1394 ports
• OHCI 1.0-compliant
• PCI 2.1- and 2.2-compliant
• IEEE 1394a Rev. 5-compliant
Minimum Recommended System Requirements:
• Windows®98 SE, 2000, Me, or XP
• 266MHz Pentium®II processor
• 32MB RAM
•Available PCI 2.1-compliant PCI slot
• Mac®OS 9.0-10.x
• 266MHz Mac G3 processor
• 32MB RAM
Ulead®VideoStudio®5.0 Recommended
System Requirements:
• Windows 98, 98SE, 2000, Me, or XP
• 300MHz Pentium II processor, (500 MHz
Pentium III recommended)
• 64MB RAM (128MB RAM recommended)
• 300MB of available hard disk space (4GB recommended)
• CD or DVD drive
• Mouse or other Windows pointing device
Package Contents:
• FireWire 3-Port PCI Card
• Installation Manual
Introduction
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Hardware Installation
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1. Power off your computer and
disconnect all connected devices
and peripherals.
2. Open the case of your computer. Refer to your computer’s
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)
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3. Locate the PCI slots on your computer’s main circuit board.
Locate a free PCI slot. Remove the metal plate that covers
the rear slot corresponding to the PCI slot you had selected.
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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