Cardbus USB2.0 PC Card

1. Introduction

2. Features

3. Specifications

4. Setup for Windows 98

5. Setup for Windows 2000

6. Setup for Windows ME

7. Setup for Windows XP

8. Setup for MAC OS X

9. Safely Remove USB2.0 PC Card Under Windows 98/ME

10. Uninstall

1. Introduction

This product is a 32-bit CardBus USB 2.0 Card. It provides two USB2.0 ports for the computer to connect to high speed 480Mbps USB2.0 peripherals. With its 32-bit high speed bus, this card provides high bandwidth capability to notebook PCs. This product has extension on the PC card, USB connectors are mounted on the card, so no dongle or external part needed.

2. Features

- 32 Bit CardBus USB 2.0 card for laptop computers, complies with PC card standard

- Complies with USB2.0 specifications

-  Provides two USB2.0 ports on the card

-  Provides up to 480Mbps data transfer rate

- Supports Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and MAC OS 10.0.4 and above.

3. Specifications

3.1 Interfaces

-CardBus Interface - 68 pin connector for attachment to PC's PCMCIA/CardBus slot

-USB2.0 Interface - two USB2.0 ports, each port has a 4-pin USB A-type female connector

3.1.2 Functions

   -Complies with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 (USB2.0),

   - NEC one-chip solution for CardBus and PCI interface

   - Maximum date rate up to 480 Mbps (USB2.0 speed) serial throughput, also backward compatible with USB1.1 interface data rate 12/1.5Mbps.

   - Multi-function device consists of two Open Host Controller Interfaces (OHCI) for full/low speed (12/1.5Mbps) and one Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) for high speed (480Mbps) signaling

   - Support PCI Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1 and 3.3V Operation

3.2 Mechanics

- PC card type II with extension, dimension: 105.85 x 54.0 x 10.5 mm (L x W x H)

    3.3 Certification

  - EMC/EMI:   FCC part 15 class B, CE(CISPR22 class B), VCCI class 2

3.4. Environment

 - Operating Temperature  0 ~ 55℃

 - Operating Humidity   10%-95%

 - Storage Temperature  -20 ~ 65℃

 - Storage Humidity   10%-95%  

3.5. Power Consumption :

-   Operating current (no power supplies to USB devices): 153mA /3.3V

-   Maximum power supply to USB peripheral devices:

with external power adapter: each USB port 500mA /5V, total 2 ports 1A /5V

without external power adapter: total 2 ports 500mA /5V

3.6 Drivers support

- Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP

- MAC OS 10.0.4 or above

4. Setup for Windows 98

1. Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are at the Windows 98 operating system.

2. Insert the Cardbus USB 2.0 adapter into the PCMCIA slot on your PC. The system will display the "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box. Insert the "NEC USB Open Host Controller" driver diskette into floppy driver.

3. Press "Next" button.

4. Select "Search for the Best Driver for your device (Recommended)", press "Next" button.

5. Select "Floppy disk drives" (or select "Specify a location" and type "A:\" in the location), then press "Next" button.

6. Press "Next" button, the driver then installs itself. If windows require for Windows 98 source diskette, insert the CD-ROM or disks as needed, direct Windows to the proper location, and then click "OK" button.

7. Click "Finish" to next step.

8. Repeat step 3~7 to install "NEC USB Open Host Controller" again.
9. Windows 98 will recognize the device again. It will show “Add New hardware Wizard”. Press "Next" button.

10. Select "Search for the Best Driver for your device (Recommended)", press "Next" button.

11. Select "The updated driver (Recommended) USB 2.0 Host Controller" and click "Next" button.

12. Press "Next" button, the driver then installs itself.

13. Click "Finish" to complete the installation process.

5. Setup for Windows 2000

1. Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are at the Windows 2000 operating system.
2. Insert the Cardbus USB 2.0 adapter into the PCMCIA slot on your PC. The system will display the "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box. Insert the Cardbus USB 2.0 adapter driver diskette into floppy driver and then press "Next" button.

3. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)", press "Next" button.

4. Select "Floppy disk drives" (or select "Specify a location" and type "A:\" in the location), where the device information file (.INF file) and the driver usb2host.inf can be found.

5. Press "Next" button, the driver then installs itself.

6. Click "Finish" to complete the installation process.

6. Setup for Windows ME

1. Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are under Windows ME operating system.

2. Insert the Cardbus USB 2.0 adapter into the PCMCIA slot on your PC.  Windows ME will recognize the device. It will show “found New hardware Wizard”. Select “Automatic search for a better driver” and insert the driver diskette or CD and click "Next".

3. Windows ME will search and recognize the driver of the Device.Then  Windows will automatically copy the driver files and related files into the system. 

4. After copying the driver files, the device installation is completed. Click "Finish".  

1. Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are under Windows XP operating system.

2. Insert the Cardbus USB 2.0 adapter into the PCMCIA slot on your PC.  Windows XP will recognize the device. It will show “found New hardware Wizard”. Select “Automatic search for a better driver” and insert the driver diskette or CD and click "Next".

3. Windows XP will search and recognize the driver of the Device, then show one message please select "Continue Anyway", then Windows will automatically copy the driver files and related files into the system. 

4. After copying the driver files, click "Finish" to next step.  

(Some model PC may stop here or ask you to reboot your PC, you can continue next step when PC restart.)

5. Windows XP will recognize the device again. It will show "Found New hardware Wizard". Select "Automatic search for a better driver" and click "Next".

1. Double click on OrangeUSBInstaller.pkg icon. If the installer displays the message “Administrative access is required to continue”, click on the Lock icon.

2. You will then be prompted to enter the administrator password. If the account you are using does not have administrative access, you must enter the username and password for an account that does or you will NOT be able to install OrangeUSB EHCI support!

3. If you have administrative access, the “Welcome to the OrangeUSB Drivers Installer” window will appear. Click on the Continue button.

4. The “Select a Destination” dialog will appear. Select the active Mac OS X system drive, then click “Continue”.

5. The “Easy Install” dialog will appear. Click on the “Install” button to install OrangeUSB Drivers.

6. Click on the ”Restart” button to finish the installation, when prompted.

9. Safely Remove USB2.0 PC Card Under Windows 98/ME

(1) When you click on the "removal icon" on the task tray, a pop-up menu similar to the following will appear. Select it.

(2) When the message box saying [You may now safely remove your USB2.0 Cardbus Adapter.] appears, click [OK]. You can remove the USB2.0 PC Card from your computer.

2. Select "USB 2.0 Host Driver Uninstall".