Chapter4 PCMCIASerial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
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Figure 4-2 showsthe Device Manager tab for serial hard warethat is
installed properly.
Figure4-2. DeviceManager for PCMCIA Serial Card Ports
5. Verifythe hardware resources, as follows:
a. In the Device Manager under Multi-function adapters,
double-click on a serial card.
b. ClickontheResources tab.If the resources were assigned
properly,the Resources tab shows which resources are assigned
to your serial ports.
c. Repeat steps 5a and 5b until you have verifiedthe resources for
each board.
6. (Optional)To determine which physical port is associated with COMx,
note the Port 1, Port 2, etc. entries next to the COM numbers. For all
serialhardware, PORT1 refers to the top port, PORT2 refers to the next
port down,and so on.