User Manual
Firewire IEEE 1394A + USB 2.0 Combo Card
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Pin Assignment for Internal USB connectors (If available)
Installing the ALi Firewire IEEE 1394A + USB 2.0 Combo card
Installing this ALi Firewire IEEE1394A + USB 2.0 Combo card to your computer is simple, just simply
follow these steps.
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Turn off your computer and all external devices connect to it.
Disconnect your computer from the power sources.
Open the computer case. Refer to your computer user manual for more details.
Find an available PCI slot and remove the slot bracket. Save the bracket screw for later use.
Align the combo card horizontally with respect to the PCI slot and insert it into the slot firmly and
evenly. Take care not to force it into the slot. Once you have properly positioned the combo card
into the slot, fasten it to the computer case with the bracket screw you have saved.
Secure the computer case and switch on your computer.
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Driver Installation
You need to install three types of driver before the combo card function properly.
1. 1394 Bus Controller driver
2. ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller driver
3. ALi PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller driver
For Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000 & XP Operating System
Note: Make sure you have your Microsoft Windows O/S Installation CD ready before installing this
Firewire IEEE 1394A + USB 2.0 Combo card.
1. Installing 1394 Bus Controller driver
This combo card is compliant to IEEE 1394 OpenHCI Specifications and compatible with Microsoft
OHCI, DV, and SBP-2 driver in Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and
Windows XP operating system. Full driver support by Microsoft OpenHCI based drivers, no additional
driver required. Simply have your Windows O/S Installation CD ready when Windows Installation
Wizard prompts for the location of the driver.
2. Installing ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller driver
Windows should detect three “ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller”, no additional driver required.
Full driver support by Microsoft OpenHCI based drivers. Simply have your Windows O/S Installation
CD ready when Windows Installation Wizard prompts for the location of the driver.
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3. Installing ALi PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller driver
Installing Windows XP driver
For Windows XP, you can use Microsoft EHCI driver for Windows XP or install the ALI EHCI driver
we provided with this card.
If you have decided to use the Microsoft EHCI driver, you need to download Windows XP Service
Pack 1 for the Microsoft EHCI drivers. Please refer to “To download Windows XP Service Pack 1”
on how to download the driver. If you have already installed Windows XP Service Pack 1 in your
system, Windows XP will automatically install all the drivers for you.
If you have decided to install the ALI EHCI driver we provided with the combo card, please refer to
“Installing Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE/98 driver”.
To download Windows XP Service Pack 1
1. Make sure you are connected to the internet.
2. Click Start and select Windows Update.
3. Windows XP will launch Microsoft Internet Explorer and open the link to Microsoft Windows
Update. Click Scan for updates.
4. Microsoft Windows Update will list all available updates on the web. At Critical Updates and
Service Packs, select Windows XP Service Pack 1 for download.
5. Once Windows XP Service Pack 1 is downloaded and installed into your system, you need to
restart Windows XP before the Microsoft EHCI drivers are installed into your system.
Installing Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE/98 driver
Make sure the combo card has been installed correctly on your system.
1. If your card is installed correctly, Windows will automatically detects these items:
a) Three “ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller” devices – Full driver support by Microsoft
OpenHCI based drivers, no additional driver required. Simply follow the Windows instructions
to install the Microsoft ALI Open Host Controller driver.
b) Windows should also detect a “PCI Universal Serial Bus” device and prompt you for the
driver. Please the “Cancel” button to end installation.
2. Insert the supplied Driver Installation CD into the CDROM drive.
3. Execute the setup program by double clicking on the SETUP.EXE file in D:\ALI\M527X folder of
the Driver Installation CD (Assuming your CDROM drive is Drive D).
4. Follow the setup program instructions to finish installing the ALi EHCI drivers. Once the drivers
are installed, you need to restart your Windows.
After you have installed the driver, go to the Device Manager to check if these items are added:
1. Under “1394 Bus Controller” in Device Manager, this item is added.
PCI OHCI Compliant IEEE1394 Host Controller
2. Under “Universal Serial Bus Controller” in Device Manager, these items are added.
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller (If MS Windows XP EHCI driver is installed)
ALi PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller (If ALI EHCI driver is installed)
ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller
ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller
ALi PCI to USB Open Host Controller
USB 2.0 Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
If there is no yellow exclamation mark next to any of the above items then you have successfully
installed the drivers for the ALi Firewire IEEE 1394A + USB 2.0 Combo card.
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