Lava Computer DSerial-PCI/LP Card manual

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    La v a DSerial-PCI Quick Installation Guide /LP Rev . B00 LAV A COMPUTERS DSerial PCI_LP P .N. MOKO L71.4P MADE IN CANADA PN MOKO S-1 MADE IN JAPAN 0255351[...]

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    Windo ws NT 4.0 Installation 1. With the power turned off , insert the DS erial-PCI/LP card into any free PCI slot in your PC. Boot NT logging on as “ Administrator” . 2. Place the DSerial-PCI/LP installation diskette into your floppy drive and select Run from the Star t Menu. W hen prompted type: A:NT4.0Setup. 3. After the necessary files ha[...]

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    DOS and Windo ws 3.x Installation 1. With the power turned off , insert the DSerial-PCI/LP card into any free PCI slot in your PC. T urn your PC on. 2. Place the DSerial-PCI installation diskette into your floppy drive . In the Win3.1116550 subdirector y of this diskette you will find a file called “Lav aconf .exe ” . Copy this file to your ha[...]

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    Windo ws 95/98/Me/2000/XP Installation 1. With the power turned off , insert the DSerial-PCI card into any free PCI slot in your PC. Make sure the card is well seated . T urn your PC on and start Windows . 2. Windows will automatically detect the DSerial-PCI as a new PCI Serial Controller and ask you t o inser t the Installation Diskette. The insta[...]

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    NO TE: Modifying I/O Address and IRQ Resour ces is NO T recommended .[...]

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    Unless you already ha ve more than 4 Com P or ts installed in your PC, Windows will by default configure the DSerial-PCI as Com5 and Com6. If you wish to change the Com number of either one of the ports on the DS erial-PCI (e.g . Assign Port 1 to be Com 3), please use the Lava C om Port Redirec t Utility included in the “Utils“ subdirectory of [...]

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    In Windows 2000 and Windows XP , Com por t numbering can be changed by double-clicking the DSerial-PCI entr y displayed in Windows' Device Manager (as described earlier). Go to Settings | Advanc ed, and choose the Com port number you want. /LP Changing the C om numbering of your ports in Windo ws 2000/XP[...]

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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 F riday (Eastern Time) T el: +416 674-5942 F ax: + 416 674-8262 E-mail: tech@lav alink.com Internet: www .lav alink.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 interfe[...]