Windows Software Update

Device Driver Setup Guide for 1394 Device

Windows driver Install 2

Windows 98 se Software Update. 2

PnP Tool for Windows. 2

For Macintosh OS : 3

For MAC OS 8.6. 3

Mac OS9.0 9.02 9.03 or 9.04 or later 4

Windows driver Install

The Windows 2000, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME directly support the IEEE 1394 device. It does not need to install any driver for your IEEE 1394 device

At Windows 98 SE, you need to install a Safe Removal utility that allows you to safely stop a Plug and Play storage device prior to physically unplugging the device. This component also includes an update for 1394 drivers to resolve issues related to the surprise removal of peripheral devices. Large performance improvements, in the order of 300%, have been made over the implementation of 1394 storage drivers in Windows 98 Second Edition.

Where to download Safe Removal utility program : You can down load from Microsoft's web site http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/wurecommended/s_wufeatured/1394/

PnP Tool for Windows

For WINDOWS, hot swapping is allowable with more limits. To avoid system failure, always follow the bellow steps to hot UN-PLUG your 1394 device in Windows,

1 Click on the “Unplug or ejector hardware” indicator on the task bar.

2 Click on the command bar “Stop IEEE 1394 Disk-Drive(F:)” to stop the device your want to remove.

3 When the screen prompts, read the instruction carefully. If the system prompts you not to remove the device, DO NOT remove the device. You should exit the present program which access the your 1394 device and return to Step 1.

For Macintosh OS :

For MAC OS 8.6

Please insert the driver CD in to the CD-ROM, the following icon would appear

Please double click on the icon and the following window would appear, then double click on the 1394 folder.

Find the installer icon in the folder 1394\MAC of installation CD

Double click on the installer icon to install the drivers.

After you click on the driver you want to installation, the message would appear, please click on the "Install" to start the installation.

The driver would install automatically, at the installation successful message would appear. Click on “Quit” to finish the device installation.

Mac OS9.0 9.02 9.03 or 9.04 or later

The FireWire(1394) 2.5 Software can be download from http://www.info.apple.com/support/downloads.html with Article ID: 58642

At MAC OS 9.0 or later, user does not need to install any driver for the device. Plug the 1394 cable into you MAC, Slide the media into the device (Ex. CD or MO). The system will recognize the 1394 device and display the drive icon on the Screen.

!Important notice for Mac users