Trademarks, Introduction, System Requirement

Trademarks

All names and products mentioned below are registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the VIA USB2.0 hi-speed host add on card, it provides up to 480Mbps bandwidth that performs 40 times faster than USB1.1 of 12Mbps with USB2.0 devices. It is also backwards compatible to USB 1.1 peripherals for your PC system.

System Requirement

This setup program will install the driver for VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller. Before you start to run the setup program, please make sure your computer is an IBM PC-compatible system. This driver can be used either the following operating systems:

Windows98

Windows98 Second Edition. Windows Millennium. Windows 2000.

Windows XP SP1.

Hardware installation

Before installation

Touch the exposed metal casing on your computer's power supply before taking the card from its anti-static package. This safely discharges any static electricity that may have built up on your body.

Handle the card by the PCB edge only. Avoid touching the gold-plated PCI bus connector or the electronic components.

1.Turn your computer off and disconnect the power cord before installing the card.

2.Remove your computer’s cover. (Please

refer to your computer owners manual for instructions on removing the cover)

3.Push the host card firmly into a free PCI slot and ensure the gold-plated connector is seated evenly in the PCI slot.

4.Replace the screw in the bracket to avoid the card falling out accidentally when plugging in the USB cable.

5.Before replacing your computer's cover, you must make sure the tool and screw is clean inside the PC.

6.Connect AC power cord again.

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