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The 4-Port PCI Serial Adapter card is installed under B&B Electronics Serial Adapters. This can be opened to show General, Driver, Resources (Address settings & IRQ).

Under Ports, COM3 was assigned to Port A , and COM4 through COM6 was assigned to Port B, C and D. (Port 1=A, 2=B, 3=C & 4=D)

19.You can now remove the driver disk, close the Windows and check the new Com ports with your software.

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Removal of Card & Drivers

If you need to remove the card from your system or remove the current driver before installing a possible future driver upgrade:

Refer to the figure on the prior page:

1.Click on 3PCISD4 Port D under Ports (COM & LPT), and select Uninstall (right click). Repeat for Port C, B, and A.

2.Next Click on 4-Port PCI Serial Adapter (3PCISD4) under B&B Electronics. Select Uninstall.

3.Remove the two sets of driver files from the Windows INF directory. (These are named by the OS in the sequence of installation. On a clean system they are: Oem0.inf & Oem0.PNF and Oem1.inf & Oem1.PNF. The .inf versions should be verified by opening it with Notepad, then checking that it is a B&B Electronics file. The PNF version is a compiled copy of the same information.)

You can use the Find, File or Folder function to search for the text B&B within the files.

You may need to set your Views (under My Computer to show all files and folders if the INF directory and .inf files are not visible.

4.Shut down the system and remove the card.

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Contents 3PCISD4A 3PCISD4B Table of Contents Introduction FeaturesSpecifications General InformationDocumentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manual Chapter AccessoriesRefer to Jumper Mode Tables, Appendix B Setup InspectionRS-232 Mode RS-422 ModeRS-485 Mode Explanation of RS-485 Operation RS-422 and RS-485 Termination4X Baud Rate Option RS-485 PinoutsInstalling the Card Windows Installation Windows 95 and Windows Click Next. W95 Skip to step Select Floppy disk drives, Specify A\Click Next. W95 Driver name not shown Removal of Card And Drivers Windows 2000 Professional Click Next Click Finish to complete the Install Removal of Card & Drivers Windows NT Open the Control Panel, select Ports Removal of Card and Driver Troubleshooting International OfficeEuropean Office Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manual Appendix a Appendix a DB9 Signal ConnectionsRS-232 Pinouts Description Direction PinAppendix B Jumper Mode Tables Port a Jumper Settings Mode TablePort B Jumper Settings Mode Table Port D Jumper Settings Mode Table Port C Jumper Settings Mode TableSignal DB-37 Pinout Appendix C 3PCISD4 I/O PinoutDocumentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manual Appendix C Appendix D 3PCISD4 I/O Schematic Port 1 I/O SchematicDocumentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manual Appendix D Appendix E Renaming COM Ports Win 95/98/ME Renaming PCI COM Ports Using the PnP COM Rename UtilityInstall the PCI/USB COM Port Utilities Using PnP COM RenameDocumentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manual Appendix E Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manual Appendix F Appendix F Declaration of Conformity

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