Lava Computer DSerial-PCI/LP Card manual DOS and Windows 3.x Installation

DOS and Windows 3.x Installation

1.With the power turned off, insert the DSerial-PCI/LP card into any free PCI slot in your PC. Turn your PC on.

2.Place the DSerial-PCI/LP installation diskette into your floppy drive. In the Win3.11\16550 subdirectory of this diskette you will find a file called“Lavaconf.exe”.Copy this file to your hard drive and run it.

3.When run, Lavaconf.exe will display two I/O addresses and one IRQ. These correspond to the addresses and IRQ chosen by your PC when configuring the DSerial-PCI/LP. Make a note of them.

4.If you are using Windows 3.x, start Windows and go to Control Panel Ports. Choose Com 3 for Port 1 and Com 4 for Port 2 on the DSerial- PCI/LP. Click the Advanced button and enter the I/O address and IRQ for each port as reported by Lavaconf.exe. Reboot your PC for these changes to take effect.

Note: DOS and Windows 3.X support a maximum

of four Com Ports in a PC.