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Adaptec USB2connect Host Bus Adapter manual

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    R USB2connect Host Bus Adapter User’ s Guide[...]

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    i Copyright © 2001 Ad aptec, In c. All ri ghts reserved . No part of t his publi cation ma y be repr oduced, sto red, in a retr ieval system , or transmit ted in any f orm or by any means , elect roni c, mechan ical , photoc opying , reco rdin g or othe rwise, without t he prior w ritten consent of Adapt ec, Inc ., 691 Sout h Milpi tas Blv d., Mil[...]

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    ii Adaptec Cust omer Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec pr oduct, check this docume nt first—yo u will find an swers to mo st of your quest ions here. If you need further as sistance, us e the support optio ns listed below . T echnical Sup port Iden tificat ion (TSID) Number ■ Befor e contacting T echnical Supp[...]

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    iii Europe ■ V isit our W eb site at http: // www .adaptec-europe.com . ■ Engli sh and F renc h: T o speak with a T echnical Support Speci alist, call one of the followi ng numbe rs, Monda y–Thursd ay , 10:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30; Friday , 10:00 t o 12:30 an d 13:30 to 16:30, Cent ral Europea n T ime: ■ Engli sh : +32 2 352 3470 ■ [...]

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    iv Regulator y Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Fre quency Interference Statement W ARNING: Chang es or modifications to this unit not expressly appr oved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit[...]

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    1 Overview USB2connect Ho st Bus Ad apter The Adaptec USB2connect Host Bus Adaper is a US B 2.0 PCI host adapter for PC and Macintosh computers that provides con nectivity to USB 1.1 a nd USB 2.0 de vices. USB 2.0, or En hanced Host Contr oller In terface (EHCI), is the f astest USB standard – ca pable of transferring data at up to 480 Megabits p[...]

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    2 USB2connect User’ s Guide USB2connect Dr iver Information USB2connect is a mu ltifunction device. It has two OHCI ( USB 1.1) controllers and one EHCI (USB 2.0) controller built-in. Because it has three functions, you w ill see three instances of drivers f or the USB2connect in the W indows Device Manager after the card an d dr ivers a re insta [...]

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    3 Overview Content s of Bo x ■ One Adaptec U SB2Connect Host Bu s Adapter (AUA-310 0LP or AUA-51 00) ■ One 10-fo ot (3-meter), USB 2.0 cert ified, high-speed c able used to connect USB devices ■ Hardware Installation Guide ■ USB2connect Installa tion CD Require d Operating Systems Microsof t W indows W indows 98 SE , W indows 200 0, W indow[...]

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    4 USB2connect User’ s Guide Installing USB2connect Discharge any static electricity build up by touching a grounded metal object (such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer) befor e handling the USB2connect adapter . WA R N I N G : Tu r n OF F power to the computer and disconnect the power cord. 1 After you turn OFF your compu t[...]

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    5 Installing USB2conn ect 4 Replace the slot cover s crew . When insta lled properly , the card should be level with th e expansion slot. 5 Close the computer cabinet and r eattach the power cord. The USB2connect A U A-5100 adapter shares o ne in ternal and external connect or so that only fiv e can be used at one time. The default setting is that [...]

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    6 USB2connect User’ s Guide Installing the W indows Drivers Once the USB2connect is installed in your computer , complete the following s teps as appropriate for your op erating s ystem to ins tall a softwa re drive r for the adapter . Note: It is importa nt that you complete the New Ha rdware Wi z a r d for your operating system if it appears , [...]

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    7 Installing the Windows Drivers 2 If you see a messag e that the PCI Universal Serial Bus driver was not located, select th e option Automatic sear ch for a beetter driver (Recommended) . Click Next . 3 If you do no t have a USB 2.0 driver for USB2connect, the Add Ne w H a rd w a re W i z a rd d is p l a y s th e m e s sa ge Windows was unable to [...]

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    8 USB2connect User’ s Guide 4 T o verify that the driver is in stalled under the Universa l Serial Bus Host Controller section right- click My Computer , select Propertie s, and then select the Device Manager tab. Note: Under Other devices, a yellow ! appears befor e PCI Universal Serial Bus because at this w riting there are no 2.0 drivers for U[...]

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    9 Installing the Windows Drivers Windo ws 2000 Note: Y ou must be logged on as Adm inistrator or have administrator privileges to install USB2connect in the W indows 2000 opera ting system. 1 Power up the computer . During the operating system startup, the adapter will be de tected and W indows will load embedded drivers for the ad apter . Note: It[...]

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    10 USB2connect User’ s Guide 3 On the Install Har dware Device Drivers window , select the option Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) . C lick Next . 4 On the Locate Driver Files window , uncheck all the options. Click Next .[...]

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    11 Installing the Windows Drivers 5 On the Driver Files Search Results window , select the defaul t option D isab le th e devi ce . O therwise the operating system will attempt to locate a USB 2.0 driver each time you start the computer . Click Fin ish .[...]

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    12 USB2connect User’ s Guide 6 T o verify that the driver is in stalled under the Universa l Serial Bus Host Controller secti on, right-click My Com puter , select Propertie s, then select the Hardw are tab. T o open the Device Manager , click th e Device Ma nager button. Note: Under the O ther devices section, a yello w ! appears before Universa[...]

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    13 Installing the Windows Drivers Windo ws 98 SE Because the USB2connect has thr ee contr ollers, (two OCI USB 1.1 and one EHCI USB 2.0) W indows 98 SE r equires all these devices to be insta lled . Plea se fo llow th ese i nstr ucti ons ca re fully . 1 When the Add New Har dware W izard opens, click Next . 2 Selec t Search for the best driv er for[...]

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    14 USB2connect User’ s Guide 4 Selec t The updated driver (r ecommended) . Click Next . 5 Y ou m ay see a messag e that W indows is searching for the driver . Click Next. 6 When you see the following prompt, insert your W indows 98 CD in your CD-ROM drive and click OK .[...]

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    15 Installing the Windows Drivers 7 T ype the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive in the Copy files from box as sho wn below an d click OK . Note: If you have copied your driver files onto your hard drive and know wher e they ar e located, you can browse to that folder instead of inserting the W indows 98 CD. Also, your CD-ROM drive may no t necessa[...]

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    16 USB2connect User’ s Guide 9 At this point, the driver for the first OHCI (USB 1.1) controller is installed. T o install the driver for the second OHC I controller , repeat steps 1-8. T o install the USB 2.0 EHCI driver , repeat steps 1-3. The follow ing window w ill display . Click Next . 10 W i ndow s display s an Unk nown De vice error messa[...]

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    17 Installing the Windows Drivers 11 T o verify that the drivers a re installed under the Universal Serial Bus Host Cont roller section, right-click My C omputer , select Properties , an d then select the Device Manager tab. Note: Under Other devices, a yellow ! appears befor e PCI Universal Serial Bus if there is no 2.0 driver for USB2connect. How[...]

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    18 USB2connect User’ s Guide Installing the Macintosh Driver 1 Power up the computer . Insert the USB2connect CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click the Start Installat ion Here file o n the CD. 3 Follow the in structions to ins tall the la test Macintosh USB driv ers, if necess ary . 4 Double-click the USB2connect Installer file and follow th[...]

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    19 Connecting USB Devices Connecting USB Devices Y ou can connect standa rd USB 1.1 o r high-speed USB 2.0 devi ces to the external or internal connecto rs on the USB2conn ect adapter . A 10-foot (3- meter), USB 2.0 certified, high-s p eed cable is included. This cable plugs into the external connectors on the adapter and then to the external devic[...]

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    20 USB2connect User’ s Guide T r oubleshooting If you have problems while installin g USB2connect , check the following : Note: If you experience any performance issues with your USB device when co nnected to a hub, connect that device directly to the USB2connect adapter . ■ Is the adapter seated even ly in the PCI slot? ■ Is bus ma stering s[...]

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    21 T roubles ho oting c In the window that appears, scroll down to the PCI area and click the arrow next to each PCI slot to r eveal the PCI adapter informa tion. If the USB2co nnect adapter is in stalled properly , you w ill see the followin g informatio n listed under one of the slots: If the card is not seen, verify that the Apple USB extensions[...]

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    © 2001 Adaptec, I nc. All righ ts reserved. P/ N : 512882 - 0 6 , V e r AA KM 05 / 01 R[...]