IOGear GUF320 manual

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  • Page 1

    Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireW ire ® Combo PCI Card GUF320 Quick Start Guide Read this guide thoroughly and follo w the installation and operation procedures carefully to prev ent any damage to the unit and/or an y of the devices it connects to . GUF320 package contains: 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire ® Combo PCI card 1 Quick Start Guide 1 Installation CD-R[...]

  • Page 2

    Thank you f or purchasing IOGEAR’ s Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire ® Combo PCI card! Once again, IOGEAR brings the cutting-edge technology of today and tomorro w to your Macintosh or PC . Y ou will enjo y the conv enience and high-speed that has made these technologies industr y-standard. Note: Y our order has been carefully packaged and inspected, a[...]

  • Page 3

    2. Hard ware Requirements Product Features • T wo External FireWire ® P or ts • Three Exter nal High-Speed USB 2.0 P or ts • 100% Backw ard-Compatible with USB v1.1 De vices • Suppor ts FireWire ® Data T ransf er Rates of 400Mbps • Suppor ts USB 2.0 Data T ransf er Rates of 480Mbps • Built to Industr y-Standard IEEE 1394, 1394OHCI v1.[...]

  • Page 4

    4. Installing the Combo PCI Card W arning! Carelessness in installing this de vice can result in per manent damage to your computer , and will void y our warranty . Please use care any-time y ou open your Mac or PC and f ollow the manuf acturer’ s guidelines f or proper handling proceedures. Shut down y our computer W arning! - Always shut do wn [...]

  • Page 5

    Assuming your computer is already booted-up , and sitting at the Windows desktop , please inser t the IOGEAR CD-ROM that was included with y our IOGEAR USB 2.0/FireWire PCI Card FOR WINDO WS ® 98SE & ME Step. 1 Step. 6 Use a non-magnetic screwdriv er to unscrew and remo ve the PCI slot's metal co ver . Step. 7 Slide the IOGEAR Hi-Speed US[...]

  • Page 6

    • Open the IOGEAR CD • Open the GUF320 f older Shut-down y our computer , leaving the Windows CD-ROM inside y our computer . • Open My Computer Step. 5 Step. 2 • Double-clic k the Installation file The installation procedure will begin. Once it has finished, click the “Restar t Later” radio b utton, then click Finish. Step. 3 Remov e th[...]

  • Page 7

    Y ou will now be ask ed where to find these illustr ious drivers . Uncheck all bo x es (Flopp y , Hard Dr ive , Windows Update , etc.) except CD-R OM, then click Ne xt. Step. 10 Windows will find the driv ers on the Windows CD-R OM, then proceed to ask you “Which driver do y ou wish to install?” Since the Ali PCI to USB Open Host Controller dri[...]

  • Page 8

    Congratulations! Y ou have completed installing the IOGEAR Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire ® Combo PCI Card. FOR MA CINT OSH – OSX 10.1.5 AND ABO VE The USB 2.0/FireWire ® Combo PCI card is nativ ely suppor ted within the OSX operating system, with the e xception of USB 2.0 functionality . In an eff or t to provide our customers with the latest drive[...]

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    6. Radio and TV Interference This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against har mful interf erence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can r adiate radio freque[...]