Belkin F5U022 manual

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    USB BusP or t ™ Mobile MODEL F5U022 User Manual P73280 P73280/F5U022/man.qxd 1/14/00 3:16 PM Page 1[...]

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    2 T able of Contents Overview Belkin BusPort ™ Mobile Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Checking CardBus Host Contr oller on a PC . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installation for notebook PCs using Windows [...]

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    3 The Belkin USB BusPort ™ Mobile is the perfect solution for notebook PC or Macintosh ® PowerBook ® users without USB ports. Installation is fast and easy – just slide it in your CardBus PC Car d T ype II slot. The BusPort ™ Mobile is completely Plug-and-Play , and is compatible with Windows ® 98 and Macintosh ® OS 8.6 or higher . Y ou c[...]

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    4 Features • Adds USB capabilities to your notebook PC or Macintosh ® PowerBook ® quickly and easily • Instantly connect ANY USB device such as USB printers, modems, speakers, digital cameras, hubs, and more • Supports 32-bit CardBus PC Car d T ype II slot • Compatible with Windows ® 98 or Mac ® OS 8.6 or higher • Fully compliant with[...]

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    5 Checking CardBus Host Controller on a PC Before you can connect the BusPort ™ Mobile, you need to confirm if your notebook supports CardBus PCMCIA. T o confirm whether your CardBus host contr oller has been installed in your notebook and works properly use the following pr ocedures: 1. Click on Start, select Settings, then click on Control Pane[...]

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    6 Installation for Notebook PCs using Windows ® 98 1. Insert the BusPort ™ Mobile on your notebook’ s PCMCIA slot. 2. Connect the 7-inch dongle, included in this package, to the BusPort ™ Mobile PCMCIA Card. 3. Windows ® automatically detects new hardware. T o install the software device drivers for the BusPort ™ Mobile, please use the fo[...]

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    7 Step 2 The following screen will pr ompt you that the wizard sear ches for new drivers for the OPTi 82C861 PCI to USB Open Host Controller . Click ‘Next>’. Step 3 The next screen displays two options. Select ‘Sear ch for the best driver for your device’. Click ‘Next >’. Installation for Notebook PCs using Windows ® 98 (cont.) P[...]

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    8 Installation for Notebook PCs using Windows ® 98 (cont.) Step 4 Windows ® will now prompt you for the location of the driver . Insert the Windows ® 98 CD on your CD-ROM drive. From the selection window , select “Specify a Location” then type E:WIN98 (On this example E is the drive letter for CD-ROM, it may be differ ent on your PC). Click[...]

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    9 Installation for Notebook PCs using Windows ® 98 (cont.) Step 6 The next screen pr ompt informs that Windows ® is ready to install the drivers for the BusPort ™ Mobile. Click “Next” to install the drivers. Step 7 The following prompt informs that Windows ® is copying the driver files from the CD-ROM. P73280/F5U022/man.qxd 1/14/00 3:16 PM[...]

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    10 Step 8 Lastly , Windows ® displays the final dialog box. Click “Finish.” Windows will finish installing the OPTi 82C861 to USB Open Host Controller and the USB Root Hub. Ther e will be no more pr ompts. Congratulations you now have 2 USB ports! Installation for Notebook PCs using Windows ® 98 (cont.) Installation for Notebook PCs using Win[...]

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    11 Installation for Notebook PCs using Windows ® 98 Second Edition (cont.) Step 1 The first dialog box informs you that Windows ® 98 has detected new hardwar e, “PCI Universal Serial Bus.” Step 2 Immediately a screen like the one below should appear asking you to insert the Windows ® 98 Second Edition CD-ROM. Insert the CD-ROM then click “[...]

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    12 Windows ® will finish installing the OPTi 82C861 to USB Open Host Controller and USB Root Hub. Ther e will be no more pr ompts. Congratulations, you now have two USB ports. T o confirm whether your computer has USB ports installed please use the following instructions: 1. Click on Start, select Settings, then click on Control Panel. Double clic[...]

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    13 Installation for Notebook PCs using Windows ® 98 Second Edition (cont.) 3. From the list of devices look for “Universal serial bus controller .” Click on the ‘Plus’ sign beside it. After it expands you should see “OPTi 82C861 PCI to USB Open Host Controller .” After verifying that you have the BusPort ™ Mobile properly installed, [...]

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    14 Using Y our BusPort ™ Mobile on a Notebook PC Initializing new USB Devices As soon as you start connecting a USB device through any of the USB ports of the BusPort ™ Mobile, Windows ® 98 automatically detects the presence of new har dware. Windows ® will then request device drivers for this particular USB device. Installation of those driv[...]

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    15 T roubleshooting on a Notebook PC Q: Why does Windows ® 98 not detect the BusPort Mobile? A: Normally , Windows ® 98 will automatically detect the BusPort ™ Mobile as a “PCI Universal Serial Bus” after inserting it in your notebook’ s PCMCIA slot. If Windows ® 98 doesn’t show new hardwar e found, please check as follows: • Does yo[...]

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    16 Installation using Macintosh ® PowerBook 1. Install the USB Adapter Card Support 1.3.5 driver then r eboot the computer . USB Card Support 1.3.5 can be downloaded from this site: http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11543? OpenDocument. Note: Regardless of the operating system (either OS 8.6 or OS 9.0) USB Card Support 1.3.5 needs to[...]

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    17 T roubleshooting on a Mac ® PowerBook ® Q: How do I make the BusPort ™ Mobile work on my PowerBook ® ? A: 1. First, make sure that your PowerBook ® is compatible with the BusPort ™ Mobile. Check the compatibility list provided in this manual. 2. The BusPort ™ Mobile will only be supported on Mac ® OS 8.6 or higher . 3. Download USB Ad[...]

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    18 PC Laptop List Acer Extensa 390 series (391C, 391T , 392C, 392T , 393C, 393T , 394T , 395T) Acer Extensa 650 series Acer Extensa 670 Series (670CD, 671CDT) Acer Extensa 900 Series AST Ascentia A AST Ascentia M5000 Series AST Ascentia A60+ or A70/70+ AST Ascentia P80 Compaq Armada 1500 Series (1505DM, 1510DM, 1520DM, 1530DM, 1550DMT , 1560DM, 157[...]

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    19 Compaq Presario 1600 Series (1610, 1620, 1621, 1622, 1670, 1672, 1680, 1681) Compaq Presario 1900 Series (1900, 1900T , 1920, 1925) Compaq Prosignia 160 Compaq Prosignia 165 Series Dell Inspiron 3000 Dell Inspiron 7000 Dell Latitude CP Dell Latitude CPi A Dell Latitude L T Dell Latitude XPi CD (P150) Digital HiNote Ultra 2000 MMX (VTX5166M, GTX [...]

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    20 Compatibility List (cont.) Gateway Solo 9150 Hitachi VisionBook Pr o 7300 Series (7340) Hitachi VisionBook Pr o 7700 Series (7755) HP OmniBook 2000 Series HP OmniBook 2100 HP OmniBook 3000 HP OmniBook 3100 HP OmniBook 4100 HP OmniBook 4150 HP OmniBook 5700 HP OmniBook 7100 HP OmniBook 7150 HP OmniBook 800CT (w/MMX) HP OmniBook 900 HP OmniBook XE[...]

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    21 Compatibility List (cont.) IBM ThinkPad 390E IBM ThinkPad 560X IBM ThinkPad 560Z IBM ThinkPad 600 IBM ThinkPad 760XL or 760XD IBM ThinkPad 765D or 765L IBM ThinkPad 770 IBM ThinkPad i 1700 Series (1700, 1721) Micron GoBook 2 Micron Millennium T ransPort XKE Micron T ransPort T rek 2 NEC V ersa 5000 (5060, 5060X) NEC V ersa 6000H, 6030H, or 6030X[...]

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    22 Compatibility List (cont.) Note: The T oshiba Satellite Family will work on the BusPort ™ Mobile but you cannot disconnect and reconnect the card while your Notebook is “ON.” Mac ® Laptop List PowerBook ® 100 series Duo (200 and 2300) 5300c and 500 series. PowerBook ® G3, 233, 250, 292 312, 314. P73280/F5U022/man.qxd 1/14/00 3:17 PM Pag[...]

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    Information FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Components, of 501 West W alnut Street, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the pr oduct: F5U022 to which this declaration relates: Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following[...]

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    © 2000 Belkin Components. All Rights Reserved. All T rade Names Are Registered T rademarks Of Respective Manufacturers Listed. P73280 Belkin Components B.V . Diamantlaan 8 • 2132 WV Hoofddorp • The Netherlands T el: +31 (0) 235698765 Fax: +31 (0) 235612694 Belkin Components, Ltd. Unit 13 • Gatelodge Close • Round Spinney Northampton • No[...]