Hama ExpressCard USB 3.0: g Operating Instruction

g Operating Instruction

Package contents

• USB 3.0 ExpressCard with 2 ports

• Driver CD-ROM

• These printed installation instructions

Important instructions regarding the power supply

Connecting an external power supply unit allows you to

provide connected USB devices with power. This means

Click on Install Driver.

that devices without their own power supply can also be

operated using the ExpressCard.

If you want to read the operating instructions in electronic

form, click Display Instructions. Please note that you must

Please note:

have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer

Use only switching power supply units with the following

to display the instructions. If this program has not been

specications (we recommend Hama item no. 46600):

installed, click Acrobat Reader to install the software

• Voltage DC 5 V, capacity depends on the device that is

from the CD. Click Download driver to check to see if new

connected.

drivers for the product are available. Click Back to return

• Polarity: outer negative (-) and inner positive (+)

to language selection.

Caution: Failure to observe this warning may cause

damage to the laptop, ExpressCard or the connected

device. Hama GmbH & Co KG accepts no liability for

damage that arises from a failure to observe these

instructions.

Software installation

After installation has started, User Account Control,

Installation on Windows Vista and Windows 7

which is integrated in Windows Vista/Windows 7, may ask

you whether you want to install the driver. Click Continue,

You must install the driver from the accompanying

or, on Windows 7, click Yes.

CD-ROM before you plug the ExpressCard into your

laptop.

To do so, place the enclosed driver CD into your laptop’s

drive. The Hama installation program starts automatically

after a few moments. If the program does not start, use

the right mouse button to double click autorun.exe in the

main directory of the driver CD.

Click Next.

Select the appropriate language.

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Now plug the USB 3.0 ExpressCard carefully into the

laptop. Windows will automatically detect it and install

the associated driver.

You can verify whether the ExpressCard was installed

successfully by checking under Start (Windows Logo)

-> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Device

Manager. In some circumstances, you may be asked by

Windows User Account Control to allow this action.

Click Continue. The following entries must appear without

a yellow exclamation mark.

Accept the terms and conditions of the license

Universal Serial Bus controllers

agreement by selecting “I accept the terms of the

• Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller

license agreement” and then click “Next” to continue.

• Renesas Electronics USB Root Hub

Installation on Windows XP with Service Pack 3

Click Next.

Requirements:

Ensure that your user account has administration

privileges for Windows XP, otherwise the driver

installation will not be successful. In addition, Service

Pack 3 from Microsoft must also be installed on your

computer in order to install and operate the ExpressCard.

You must rst install the driver from the accompanying

CD-ROM before you plug the ExpressCard into your

laptop.

Click Install.

To do so, place the enclosed driver CD into your laptop’s

drive. The Hama installation program starts automatically

after a few moments. If the program does not start, use

the right mouse button to double-lick autorun.exe in the

main directory of the driver CD.

Installation has been completed successfully.

Then click Finish.

Select the appropriate language.

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Click Next.

Click on Install Driver.

If you want to read the operating instructions in electronic

Click Install.

form, click Display Instructions. Please note that you must

have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer

to display the instructions. If this program has not been

installed, click Acrobat Reader to install the software

from the CD. Click Download driver to check to see if new

drivers for the product are available. Click Back to return

to language selection.

Installation has been completed successfully.

Then click Finish.

Find an ExpressCard connection on your laptop that is not

being used and carefully insert the USB 3.0 ExpressCard

into the laptop. Windows detects the new device and

incorporates the driver that was installed into the system.

Click Next.

You can check whether the ExpressCard was installed

properly under Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and

Maintenance -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager.

The following must appear without a yellow exclamation

mark.

Accept the terms and conditions of the license

agreement by selecting “I accept the terms of the

license agreement” and then click “Next” to continue.

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Universal Serial Bus controllers

• Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller

• Renesas Electronics USB Root Hub

Safety instructions:

Keep this device away from heaters and radiators and

free of dust or moisture when operating.

Support information:

Contact your dealer or Hama Product Consulting if you

have a faulty product:

Support Hotline – Hama Product Consulting: (Languages:

German and English)

Tel.: +49 (0) 90 91 / 502 – 115

Fax: +49 (0) 90 91 / 502 – 272

E-mail: mailto:produktberatung@hama.de

Product information and new drivers can found on the

Internet at www.hama.com

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