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    7-Port USB 2.0 & FireWire 400 Combo PCI Host Card User Manual Model: UGT -UF100 All brand names and tradema rks are pr operties of the ir respective o wners. w w w . v a n t e c u s a . c o m[...]

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     UGT -UF100 P a g e  2  2 Features and Benefits z Combo design adds four US B 2.0 (480Mbps) and three FireWire (400Mbps) ports into your system z Hot-swapping feature allo ws you to connect/disconnect devices without first turning system off USB 2.0 interface: z Compliant with USB specification rev . 2.0 z Supports high-speed (480Mbps),[...]

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     UGT -UF100 P a g e  3  3 Package Contents z 1 x 7-Port USB 2.0 FireWire 400 Combo PCI Host Card z 1x 1394a DV cable (6-pin t o 4-pin) z 1 x User ’s Manual System Requirements z Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista z Available PCI slot Hardware Description[...]

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    Hardware Installation  UGT -UF100 P a g e  4  4 1. T urn Off the power to your computer . 2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer ’s cover . 3. Remove the slot bracket from an available P CI slot 4. T o install the card, carefully align the card’s bus connector with the selected PCI slot on the motherb oard. Push the board[...]

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     UGT -UF100 P a g e  5  5 7. Replace the computer cover and reconn ect the power cord. Driver Installation For Windows® XP/2000 Windows® 2000/ XP will automatically detect and install the correct driver for the PCI USB 2.0 & IEEE 1394a Combo. However , please ensure you have the l atest Service Pack Installed. For Windows® XP z W[...]

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    T o V erify Windows Installation 1. Right click My Computer , then click Mana ge . Click Device Manager . 2. Double click IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers option and a VIA OHCI Compliant I EEE 1394 Host Controller should be displayed 3. Double click Universal Serial Bus controllers option. - USB Root Hub ( USB 2.0 Root Hub in Windows® 2000) - USB Ro[...]

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     UGT -UF100 P a g e  7  7[...]