Antec AR300 user manual 8-in-1 Card Reader/Writer, Connecting the IEEE 1394 FireWire, i.Link Port

standard. If you're unsure of your motherboard's layout, please contact technical support at your motherboard's manufacturer.

2.Connect the 5-pin USB connector so that the red wire is on Pin 1 (Power, or +5V). The second header may be reversed (Power pin at the opposite end of the row) so be careful when you plug in both connectors.

8-in-1 Card Reader/Writer

The card reader/writer includes an internal high-speed (480Mbps) USB 2.0 interface and external SM, SD®/MMC, MS and CF Socket interfaces. It supports hot-swapping and Mass Storage Class Drive, and allows you to use different sockets at the same time. The following memory cards are supported:

- Compact Flash® (CF) Type I
	The card ports are arranged as follows:
- Compact Flash® Type II
- IBM Microdrive® (MD)
- Smart Media® (SM)
- Memory Stick® (MS)
- Memory Stick Pro®
- MultiMedia Card® (MMC)
- Secure Digital Card® (SD®)

Important! Read the following instructions carefully and follow the installation method appropriate to your operating system.

If you plan to run Windows® 98/98SE or Windows® 2000 SP2 or lower:

1.Before you physically connect the card reader to your motherboard, you must load the driver on the included CD. This means that you'll have to complete the system assembly process before you connect the card reader to the motherboard. Once you've assembled your system, proceed to Step 2 (below) to complete the card reader setup.

2.Install Windows® according to the instructions Microsoft® provides. Once completed, continue with step 3.

3.Put the driver CD into your CD drive, click on 'My Computer,' and then click on the CD drive icon. Run "Set Up" to install the driver.

4.Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord. Remove either side panel of your Aria (if you closed it when you finished the assembly).

5.On the cable attached to the 8-in-1 card reader, you'll find a 5-pin internal USB connector with Pin 5 blocked. To connect the card reader to your motherboard, follow the directions that explain how to connect the internal USB connector to your motherboard headers. (See the Connecting the USB ports section of this manual.) Note: Due to the blocked 'key' pin, you will need to use a motherboard USB header row with only 4 pins.

6.Close the open side panel. Your card reader is now installed.

If you plan to run Windows® 2000 SP3 and above, Windows® XP, or Windows® ME, you do not need to install a separate driver. You may connect the card reader to your motherboard at any time during the system assembly process. On the cable attached to the 8-in-1 card reader, you'll find a 5-pin internal USB connector

with Pin 5 blocked. To connect the card reader to your motherboard, follow the directions that explain how to connect the internal USB connector to your moth- erboard headers. (See the Connecting the USB ports section of this manual.)

Note: Due to the blocked 'key' pin, you will need to use a motherboard USB header row with only 4 pins.

If you are a brainiac who plans to run Linux Kernel 2.4.0 or higher, you do not need to install a separate driver. But you will need to edit the kernel code. Please see the file LINUX_HOWTO.txt on the Setup CD for editing instructions.

Connecting the IEEE 1394 (FireWire®, i.Link®) Port

There are six wires with connectors attached to the front-mounted IEEE 1394 port of your case. They consist of 2 sets of twisted pair cables: TPA (Twisted Pair A) and TPB (Twisted Pair B), a power cable (VP), and a ground cable (VG).

Note: DO NOT connect the IEEE 1394 connectors to your motherboard's USB header. This could cause permanent damage to your motherboard.

Pin Assignments for Front Panel IEEE 1394 Connector:

Pin	Signal Name	Pin	Signal Name
1	TPA+	2	TPA-
3	Ground	4	Ground
5	TPB+	6	TPB-
7	+12V (Fused)	8	+12V (Fused)
9	Key (no pin)	10	Ground

1.Locate and identify the pin-out of the IEEE 1394 port on your motherboard.

2.Connect the VP connector to the power pin.

3.Connect the VG connector to the ground pin.

4.There are two sets of data pins. Each set consists of a plus and a minus pin. They are usually marked as TPA+ and TPA-, TPB+ and TPB-.

a.Connect the TPA+ connector to the TPA+ data pin and TPA- connector to the TPA- data pin.

b.Connect the TPB+ connector to the TPB+ data pin and TPB- connector to the TPB- data pin.

Connecting the Audio Ports

There is an Intel standard 10-pin connector (with 7 individual wires with connectors) coming out from the front panel speaker and microphone connection. If your motherboard supports Intel's standard onboard audio connector, you can plug in the 10-pin connector directly onto the board. For non-Intel standard audio connection, you need to plug the 7 individual connectors to the mother- board. See instruction below:

Locate the internal audio connectors from your motherboard or sound card. Consult your motherboard or sound card manual for the pin-out positions.

1.Microphone Power Pin: Connect the MIC connector to this pin.

2.Input Pin: Connect the MIC-BIAS connector to this pin.

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