Lava Computer 2SP-PCI manual

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    La v a 2SP-PCI Installation Manual Rev . B00 LAVA COMPUTERS 2SP PCI SERIAL 2 P .N. MOKO L73.1 MADE IN CANADA[...]

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    Wind ows Ha rdware a nd Driv er Installation 1. Before opening the casing of y our computer , make sure that all power is off . 2. Locate an unused PCI slot and insert the 2SP-PCI card into it. Ensure that it is well seated , and screw the metal bracket of the board to your PC’ s casing . 3. Locate an unused back panel in y our PC ’ s casing (p[...]

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    5. When Windows starts, it will find a 2SP-PCI Controller and will ask you for a driv er for this device. When prompted , inser t the installation diskette into your floppy drive . After copying the necessary files from the diskette, Windows may restart your PC in order to complete the installation of the 2SP-PCI car d. Any Plug and Play devices at[...]

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    C onnec ting a non-printer de vice (e.g . external driv e or parallel scanner) to the 2SP-PCI's parallel port In Windows 95/98/ME (not Windows 2000/XP) some parallel port devices require parallel ports that use standard (legacy) ISA LPT addresses (0278h or 0378h). Because the 2SP-PCI card is a fully compliant PCI device , its default addr ess [...]

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    4. Use the up/down arrows t o scroll to one of the following r ange settings, or type them in manually : 0278 – 027F 0378 – 037F 0238 – 023F 02B8 – 02BF 5. After one of these has been entered , click OK. Windows will verify whether you would like to f orce this particular configuration rather than the automatic one that it had previously ch[...]

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    Changing the C om numbering of your 2SP-PCI ports ( Window s 95/98/Me only) Changing the C om numbering of your 2SP-PCI ports ( Window s 2000/XP only) Unless you already ha ve more than 4 Com P orts installed in your PC, Windows will by default configure the serial ports of the 2SP-PCI as Com 5 and Com 6. If you wish to change the assigned Com numb[...]

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    Using Zip Driv es with the 2SP-PCI Release Notes: NO TE: The default input/output range f or the 2SP-PCI card works with Zip™ drives using new Iomegaware™ software . The instruc tions "Connecting a non-printer device" given abo ve apply to Zip™ drive users using old versions of Iomegaware™. F or best results with Windows 2000 and [...]

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    La va C omputer MFG Inc. La v a T echnical Suppor t 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday t o Frida y (Eastern Time) T el: +416 674-5942 F ax: + 416 674-8262 E-mail: tech@lav alink.com Internet: www .lavalink.com This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) This device ma y not cause harmful interfer[...]