Table of Contents Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer ........................ 1 Introduction................................................................2 Contacting Actiontec Technical Support ................ 2 Do This First...............................................................3 Minimum System Requirements ........................... 3 Package Contents.................................................3 Before you Install the 1394 FireWire Card ............ 3 Installing the PCI Card .............
Introduction Thank you for purchasing an Actiontec 1394 FireWire Card. Actiontec’s implementation of the IEEE 1394 standard brings the latest in serial bus technology to your PC in an inexpensive PCI card. An integral part of any PC-based video editing solution, the 1394 FireWire Card also opens you up to a world of other fast, inexpensive peripherals, such as storage devices.
Do This First Minimum System Requirements • 333Mhz (or above) PC with 32MB of RAM and CDROM drive • One available PCI slot • Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE, or Windows 2000 installed Package Contents Make sure the following items came in this package: • 1394 FireWire Card • This user’s manual • (1) 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire Cable • MEI Video-Editing Software Before you Install the 1394 FireWire Card Make sure you have your Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) CD-ROM on hand during th
• 4 Do This First Do not, under any circumstances, insert or remove the PCI card while the computer is turned on. Doing so with any PCI card will have unpredictable results which may include permanent physical damage to the card, your computer’s mainbord, or both.
Installing the PCI Card Step 1 Turn off the computer and all peripheral devices con- CAUTION: Always discharge static nected to it. Step 2 Unplug the computer power cord from the wall handling the1394 FireWire Card. You receptacle. Step 3 Remove the computer’s cover. Refer to your computer electricity by touchowner’s manual for instructions.
Step 5 Insert the PCI card into the available PCI expansion slot. Ensure that the card is seated properly before securing it with the screw removed in Step 4, as shown in the following diagram. Figure 2: Installing The PCI Card Note: Make sure the power connector from your system is long enough to reach the card so that there is no tension in the wires.
Configuring Windows 98 Step 1 After you have installed the 1394 FireWire Card in your computer, turn on the power and allow the system to boot normally. Step 2 Windows 98 will immediately display the Add New Hardware Wizard and identify the modem as a “PCI OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller”. Click the Next button. Step 3 At the next dialog box, make sure that “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)” is selected, and then click Next.
Note: After inserting the CD-ROM, make sure to wait a few seconds before clickin Next. Otherwise, the Wizard may report that it was unable to find the drivers. If this is the case, click Back and then click Next, repeating this process until the CDROM has been recognized by the drive. Step 4 Next the wizard will ask which drives or folders it should search for the drivers. Click to select the CDROM drive. Make sure that all the other options are deselected, clicking them to deselect, if necessary.
After Windows has finished copying the files to where Note: If the Add New they belong in your system, it will announce the en Hardware Wizard asks you to insert of the installation process. Click the Finish button. your Windows 98 CD-ROM, leave the Actiontec 1394 FireWire Card installation CD-ROM inserted and follow the on-screen instructions. The files that Windows is asking for have bee provided on the installation CDROM.
Checking the installation in Windows 98 Next, find out if the 1394 FireWire Card has been properly installed and configured for use with your operating system. Step 1 On the Windows desktop, right-click the icon for My Computer. In the dialog box that appears, click the Device Manager tab. Step 2 The Device Manager will be displayed, listing the kinds of devices that are connected to your system. Click the plus (+) sign next to “1394 Bus Controller” to expand that section of the listing.
Configuring Windows 2000 Professional Step 1 After you have installed the PCI card in your computer, turn on the power and allow the system to boot normally. Step 2 On the Windows desktop, right-click the icon for My Computer. On the menu that appears, click Properties. The system properties dialog box will appear. Click the Hardware tab to bring it to the front, then click the Device Manager button.
Step 4 Double-click the listing for OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller. Click the Driver tab to bring it to the front, then click Update Driver. Step 5 This will start the Update Device Driver Wizard. Click Next.
Step 6 In the dialog box that appears next (shown below) make sure “Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) is selected, then click Next. Step 7 In the dialog box that appears next, make sure that “CD-ROM drives” is the only option selected. Insert the Actiontec 1394 FireWire Card Installation CDROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. then click Next.
Step 8 In the dialog box that appears next, Windows will announce that it has found a better driver (the Actiontec driver) on the CD-ROM. Click Next. Step 9 Windows will copy the necessary files and report that installation of the “Actiontec 1394 FireWire Card” i complete. Click Finish.
Checking the installation in Windows 2000 Professional Next, find out if the 1394 FireWire Card has been properly installed and configured for use with your operating system. Step 1 On the Windows desktop, right-click the icon for My Computer. On the menu that appears, click Properties. The system properties dialog box will appear. Click the Hardware tab to bring it to the front, then click the Device Manager button.
Notices FCC Regulations—Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
