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    R U SER ’ S G UIDE AUA-3121 D UO C ONNECT A DAPTER[...]

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    i Copyright © 2001-200 2 Adaptec, Inc. All righ ts res erved. No part of this publication ma y be repr oduced, stor ed in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electr onic, mech anical, photocopyi n g, r ecor ding or other wise, withou t the prior wr itten consen t of Ada ptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA[...]

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    ii Adaptec T echnical Suppor t If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec pr oduct, check this document first—you will find answer s to mo st of you r questions h er e. If you need further as sistance, us e the su pport op tions listed be low . T echnic al Support Identification (T SID) Number ■ Before contacting T echnical Su[...]

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    iii Hong K ong and Chi na ■ V isit our W eb sit e at www .adaptec .com . ■ Fax T echnical Support at +852 2869 7100. Singapore ■ V isit our W eb sit e at www .adaptec .com. Japan ■ Search the Adap tec Support Knowledgebase (A SK) at as k.adap tec.co.jp ■ V isit our W eb site at www .adaptec.co.jp .[...]

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    iv Limited 5-Y ear Hardware W arranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purc haser of this product that it will be fr ee from defects in material and workmanship for a pe riod of five (5) years fr om the date of pur chase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or r epla[...]

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    v Adaptec So ftware License Agreement PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y : THE USE OF THIS SOF T W A RE IS SUBJECT TO THE SOF TW ARE LICENSE TE RMS OF ADAP TEC, INC. AND OTHER LI CENSORS WHOSE SOF TW ARE MA Y BE BUNDLED WITH THIS PRODUCT . BY YOUR USE OF T HE SOF TW ARE INCLUDED WIT H THIS PRODUCT YOU AGREE TO THE LICENSE TERMS REQUIRED BY THE LI CENSOR OF THA[...]

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    vi NON-INFRIN GEMENT OF THIRD P AR TY RIGHTS, MERCH ANT ABILITY OR FI TNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do no t allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warran ty may last, so the above limitations may not apply to yo u. T his warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rig[...]

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    vii Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Comm unications Commission Radio Freque ncy Inte rference St atement W ARNING: Changes or modif ications to this unit not expressly approved by the party respo nsible for compliance co uld void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been test ed and found to comp ly with the[...]

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    viii Canadian Complian ce Statement This Class B digital apparatu s meets all re quir ements of the Canadian Interfer ence- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel br ouilleur du Canada. Japanese Complian ce (V oluntary Cont rol Counc il Initiati ve) This equ[...]

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    1 This guide explains how to install the DuoConnect Host Bus Adapter in a PCI slot and how to in stall its associated drivers. It also describes how to connect a USB device and a di gital video camera. Overview The DuoConnect adapter enables you to connect USB 1.1 (EHCI), USB 2.0 (OHCI), and Fir eW ir e (IEEE 1394) devices to your PC- compatible or[...]

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    2 Overview Kit Content s ■ DuoConnect adapter ■ Fi re W ire c a bl e ( 6 -f o o t / 1 . 8 m e t e r , 6 - t o - 4- p i n Fi re W ire c a b l e u s e d to connect digital video cameras) ■ Printed Adaptec DuoConnect Installation Gu ide ■ DuoConnect CD containing: –T h i s User ’ s Guide – Adobe Acr obat Reader softwar e – Drivers – [...]

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    3 Installing the DuoConnect Adapter Installing the DuoConnect Adapter 1 Discharg e any static electricity fr om your body by touching a ground ed metal object (such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer). 2 T urn of f power to the computer and disconnect the power cor d. 3 Open the computer cabinet. See your computer documentation[...]

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    4 Installing the DuoConnect Adapter 5 Insert the DuoConnect adapter in a PCI expansion slot and pres s down firmly until the adapter clicks into place. Then, re place the slot cover sc rew . When installed properly , the adapter should be level with the expans ion slot. 6 Connect the DuoConnect adapter internal power connector to a spare 4-pin mini[...]

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    5 Installing the Windows Drivers Installing the W indows Drivers The DuoConnect adapter cont ai ns the four contr ollers: When successfu lly install ed, these controllers are displayed separately in the W indows Device Ma nager . Windows XP 1 Start W indows XP . W indows XP will automaticall y discover th e new har dwar e and start the Found New Ha[...]

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    6 Installing the Windows Drivers 3 Select Don’t search, I will choose the driver to insta ll , then click Next . 4 Click Next again. 5 Click Have Disk . 6 Insert the Adaptec USB2connect CD into the CD-ROM drive. T ype the drive letter for your CD-ROM dr ive in the Cop y manuf acturer’ s files from box, as shown below , and click OK . Note: Y ou[...]

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    7 Installing the Windows Drivers 7 On the next scr een, click Contin ue Anyway . 8 When the installat ion is complete, click Finish . 9 If you are pr ompted to r estart the computer , click Ye s .[...]

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    8 Installing the Windows Drivers 10 T o verify that the driver is installed, right-cl ick the My Computer desktop icon, select Pro perties , click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers and verify that the information shown below appears . Note: USB 2.0 contr olle r – Y our contr oller is i[...]

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    9 Installing the Windows Drivers Windows 2000 1 T urn on the computer and insert the DuoConnect CD. 2 Log in as Administ rator Note: Y ou need to log in as administrator or acquire administrator privileges f or your computer in or der to complete the dr iver installation. During the operating system star tup, the ada pter is d etected and W indows [...]

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    10 Installing the Windows Drivers 4 In the Install Hardwar e Device Drivers window , select Search for a suitab le driver for my device (Recommended) , and clic k Next . 5 In the Locate Driver Files window , uncheck all opt ions except CD-ROM dri ves , and click Next .[...]

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    11 Installing the Windows Drivers 6 In the Driver Files Sear ch Re sults window , ensure that the Install one of the other drivers check box is not checked, and cli ck Next . Note: The driver name may differ fr om the one shown in the example above, but it will be an .inf file. 7 When W indows is fi nished copying dr ivers, cli ck Finish . 8 Restar[...]

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    12 Installing the Windows Drivers 9 T o verify that the driver is installed, right-click the My Computer desktop icon, select Properties , click the Hardware tab, and click the Devi ce Manager button. Then, e xpand IEEE 1394 B us host controllers and Universal Seri al Bus Controllers . V erify that the information shown below appears. USB 2.0 contr[...]

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    13 Installing the Windows Drivers Windows Me 1 T urn on or r estar t your computer and inse rt the DuoConnect CD. 2 When the Add New Har dware W izard appea rs, select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and click Next . 3 After the driver is copied, click Finish . 4 W indows will now install the Fir eW ire drivers. Select Automatic [...]

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    14 Installing the Windows Drivers 6 If you see a message that the PCI Universal Serial Bus driver was not located, select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommende d) . Then, insert the DuoConnect CD and click Next . 7 When W indows has finished copying the USB 2.0 drivers fr om the DuoConnect CD, click Finis h. 8 Restart your computer . Not[...]

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    15 Installing the Windows Drivers 9 T o verify that the driver is installe d, right- click the My Comput er desktop icon, select Properties , and click the Device Manager tab. Expand 1394 Bus Controller and Universal Serial Bus Controllers . V erify that the information shown below appears. FireWire c ontroller USB 2.0 co ntroller USB controllers[...]

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    16 Installing the Windows Drivers Windows 98 SE 1 T urn on or r estar t your computer and inse rt the DuoConnect CD. 2 When the Add New Har dware W izard opens, click Next . 3 Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommende d) , and click Next. 4 In the window that appears, uncheck all options and click Next .[...]

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    17 Installing the Windows Drivers 5 In the window shown below , click Next . Note: The driver name may differ fr om the one shown in the example above, but it will be an .inf file. 6 Click Next again. If W indows prompts you to re start your computer , click No . 7 When the Add New Har dware W izard opens, click Next .[...]

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    18 Installing the Windows Drivers 8 Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommende d) , and click Next. 9 In the window shown below , uncheck all options and click Next .[...]

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    19 Installing the Windows Drivers 10 Select The updated driver (Recommended) , and click Next . 11 Y ou may see a message that W i ndows is searching for the driver . Click Next. 12 When you see the following pr ompt, insert your W indows 98 SE CD and click OK . 13 T ype the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive in the Copy files from box and click OK[...]

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    20 Installing the Windows Drivers Note: If you have copied the dr iver files onto y our har d drive and know wher e they ar e located, you can brows e to that folder instead of inserting the W i ndows 98 SE CD. 14 When the thir d driver has been copied onto your system, the following wi ndow appears. Click Finish . The driver for the first OHCI (US[...]

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    21 Installing the Windows Drivers 17 Select Search for the best driver for your de vice (Recommended) , and click Next. 18 Check the CD-ROM d rive option, insert the DuoConnect CD, and click Next .[...]

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    22 Installing the Windows Drivers 19 If the following screen appears, select The updated driver (Recommende d) , and click Next . Otherwise, pr oceed to Step 21 . 20 W indows shows you the location of the driver . Click Next . 21 When W indows is finished copying fi les, click Finish . 22 W indows will no w install the Fir eW ire drivers . When the[...]

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    23 Installing the Windows Drivers 23 Select Search for the best driver for your d evice (Recommended) , and click Next. 24 In the window shown below , uncheck all options and click Next .[...]

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    24 Installing the Windows Drivers 25 Select The updated driver (Recommended) , and click Next . 26 Y ou may see a message that W i ndows is searching for the driver . Click Next. 27 When you see the following pr ompt, insert your W indows 98 SE CD in your CD-ROM drive and click OK .[...]

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    25 Installing the Windows Drivers 28 T ype the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive in the Copy files from box, and click OK . Y our CD- ROM drive letter may be d (as shown below) or some other letter . Note: If you have copied your driver files onto your har d drive and know wher e they ar e located, you can brows e to that folder instead of inserti[...]

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    26 Installing the Windows Drivers 30 T o verify that the drivers are installed, right-click the My Computer desktop icon, select Properties , and click the Device Manage r tab. Then, expand IEEE 1394 Bus Controller and Universal Serial Bus Controllers . V erify that the information shown below appears. FireWire controller USB 2.0 cont roller USB 1.[...]

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    27 Installing the Macintosh Dri ver Installing the Macintosh Driver In this pr ocedur e, you install the DisableSleep dr iver , which prepar es your Macintosh computer to use the DuoConnect car d. Note: Blue and white G3s ar e not supported. 1 T urn on or r estart the computer and inser t the DuoCo nnect CD. 2 Double-click the Start Installat ion H[...]

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    28 Installing the Macintosh Dri ver 7 Scroll to the PCI ar ea and click the arrow next to each PCI slot to r eveal the PCI card inf ormation. If the DuoConne ct adapter is installed properly , you will see one of the foll owing informatio n listings under one of the slots: If you do not see the DuoConne ct adapter listed, veri fy that the Apple USB[...]

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    29 Installing the Macintosh Dri ver DuoConnect and Deep Sleep The DuoConnect adapter does not support Deep Sleep on Power Macintosh G4 computers. When you use the DuoConnect installer as described on page 27 , the DisableSleep driver (shown at right) is installe d and the Deep Sleep featur e is dis abled. After you install the DuoConnect driver , i[...]

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    30 Connecting USB Devices Connecting USB Devices Y ou can connect standar d USB 1.1 or high-spe ed USB 2. 0 devices to the connectors of the DuoConnect adapter , as shown below . Hotplugging The DuoConnect adapter support s hot-plugging, allowing USB devices to be attached and recogn ized while the computer is on. Device manufacture rs support hot-[...]

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    31 Connecting USB Devices Connecting a Digital Video Camera T wo types of Fir eW ir e connectors ar e commonly used: a 4-pin and a 6-pin. The DuoConnect adapter contains two external 6-pin connectors suitable for use with a camera. Digital video cameras use a 4-pin connector and may not include a cable. (Other peripherals typically use a 6-pin conn[...]

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    32 T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting If you encounter difficulties whil e installing the DuoConnect adapter , check the following: ■ Is your device powered on? ■ Is the cable pr operly connected to the DuoConnect adapter and the device? ■ Is the adapter se ated evenly in the PCI slot? ■ Are your drivers curr ent? Check http://www .adaptec.[...]

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    R A daptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA © 2001-2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adap tec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisd ictions. Part N umb e r : 5129 2 5-06, Ver. AE LB 06 /02[...]