Maxtor 1394 User Manual 2

1394 PCI Adapter Card Installation Guide

PRE INSTALLATION

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1394 PCI Adapter Card

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Adapter Card Installation

Installing the 1394 PCI Adapter
Card in a system is a simple
process.The card fits into any
available 32-bit PCI slot on your
computer system's motherboard.

1. Remove the cover of your
computer system.

2. Remove the inside slot cover
of an available 32-bit PCI slot
on the motherboard.

3. Install the 1394 PCI Adapter
Card into the open slot
(Figure 1).

4. Fasten the 1394 PCI Adapter
Card bracket to the system
case.

Installation Guide

Figure 1

Installing the Adapter Card into a PCI Slot

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Thank You

Thank you for selecting a Maxtor
1394 PCI Adapter Card.

Handling Precautions

Make sure you are properly grounded
and handle the 1394 PCI Adapter
Card by its edges only.

Hardware/Operating System
Requirements

• Pentium II-class or higher

• An available 32-bit PCI slot

• Windows 98 Second Edition

• Windows Millennium

• Windows 2000

DRIVER SETUP

1. Once you have installed your
1394 PCI Adapter Card, start
your computer.You will see
that the Windows Installation
Wizard has detected “New

Hardware OHCI Compliant
IEEE 1394 Host
Controller”.

2. The Wizard will prompt you
for the location of your
Windows drivers.

3. Insert your Windows CD into
your CD-ROM drive and
specify CD-ROM by clicking
in the CD-ROM box and
then click "Next."

4. Click on “Next.”

Verify your Windows version by right
clicking on My Computer icon, then
click on Properties.The window
below will appear.

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DRIVER SETUP CONT.

5. Then click on “Finish.”

6. To verify that your new Card has
been successfully installed, click on
My Computer, Control Panel,
System, Device Manager. You should
see the "PCI OHCI Compliant
IEEE 1394 Host Controller".

Congratulations. Now you are ready
to connect your 1394 devices.

PRODUCT WARRANTY

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Maxtor’s war ranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth: Maxtor
warrants only to the original consumer purchaser that new Maxtor 1394
PCI Adapter Card products will be free from defects in material and
workmanship for 1 year from the date of original purchase.

For a replacement 1394 PCI Adapter Card, the warranty on the replace­ment is the remainder of the warranty on the original device or 90 days,
whichever is longer.If you discover a defect, Maxtor will replace the
Adapter Card at no charge to you, provided you return it during the
warranty period, with transportation charges prepaid, to Maxtor in
Ireland, Singapore or the USA.

The 1394 PCI Adapter Card must be properly packaged in Maxtor
packaging or Maxtor approved packaging to obtain warranty service.
Before returning a Maxtor Adapter Card,please contact Maxtor at
1-800-2MAXTOR (in USA) to obtain a Return Material
Authorization (RMA) number. A copy of the receipt or a bill of sale
bearing the appropriate Maxtor serial number and model number may
be required for warranty service.The warranty applies only to the
Maxtor Adapter Cards that can be identified by the Maxtor trademark,
trade name, serial number or logo affixed to them. Maxtor does not
warrant any Adapter Card that is not manufactured by, for or with
permission from Maxtor.

This warranty is not applicable to: Abnormal wear and tear;Abuse, unrea­sonable use, mistreatment, or neglect; Damage caused during installation
of the Adapter Card;Damage caused by the equipment or system with
which the Adapter Card is used;Damage caused by modification or repair
not made or authorized by Maxtor; Adapter Cards whose Maxtor Serial
Number has been removed or defaced; Damage to the Adapter Card

interface or power connectors; Damage caused by use of non-Maxtor
packaging; Damage caused by improper or improperly used packaging;
Adapter Cards that are determined to be stolen.

THIS WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE
EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS, WHETHER ORAL
OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. MAXTOR SPECIFI­CALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING,WITHOUT LIMITATION,WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. No Maxtor dealer,
agent or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension or
addition to this warranty.

MAXTOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDEN­TAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULT­ING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR UNDER ANY
OTHER LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO LOSS OF DATA, LOSS PROFITS, DOWNTIME, GOODWILL,
DAMAGE OR REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND PROP­ERTY,AND ANY COSTS OF RECOVERING, PROGRAMMING
OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN
OR USED WITH MAXTOR DISK DRIVES OR MAXTOR
EXTERNAL STORAGE PRODUCTS CONTAINING MAXTOR
DISK DRIVES OR MAXTOR’S 1394 PCI ADAPTER CARD.

Some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
incidental or consequential damages or exclusions of implied warranties,
so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.This warran­ty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other r ights that
vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

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