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Driver Installation

Note: Depending on your operating system and the configuration of your system, the instructions below may not be identical to what you see on your screen.

Windows

Windows XP/2000

Once you turn your computer on after installing the card, Windows will automatically detect the new hardware. Follow the onscreen prompts and direct Windows to the Win2000 folder on the driver disk (Windows 2000 and Windows XP use the same driver).

Notes:

To change the COM port number: Windows will automatically assign the card a COM port number. If you need to specify another port number, you can use the setup utility included with the driver. Go to: Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager/Multi-Port Serial Adapter/Setup. From here you will be able to set the target value.

Each serial card needs an open IRQ for Plug and Play function.

Windows NT

Before you begin the installation, make sure you are logged in as a user with administrative privileges.

1.Start the Control Panel applet by double-clicking on its icon in the Program Managers main group.

2.Double-click the Network icon to bring up the Network Control Panel applet.

3.Select Add Adapter. A list of possible adapters will be displayed. Select “Other: Requires disk from manufacturer.”

4.When prompted for the path, specify the location of the driver for the card you installed. Depending on your version of the driver disk, the drivers may be found in the P584/NT4 folder.

5.Follow the onscreen prompts to complete installation. Make sure that the COM port number does not conflict with any other devices in your system.

6.Use the “Binding” function to make more serial ports available. If you do not perform a binding function, you may not have an extra COM port available in your next boot procedure.

Notes:

When installing two cards in the same system, the card with the jumper ON will be assigned the lower COM port number. The card with the jumper OFF will have the higher COM port number.

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