SIIG 8000 Plus Quick Installation Manual

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Introducing the PCI Serial 8000 Plus
The PCI Serial 8000 Plus is a high-speed PCI 8-port serial
board for use in Pentium-class computers. It's unique
4-port fan-out cables and easy-to-reach cable connectors
not only allows you to connect up to eight serial devices,
but also eliminates the inconvenience of reaching to the
back of the computer to connect devices.
Features and Benefits
Conforms to PCI v2.1 Plug and Play
Full support for DOS and Windows-based software
Improves I/O access speed up to 8 times faster than
ISA serial I/O card.
improves system performance
IRQ sharing feature reduces IRQ conflicts
Enhanced 128-byte Transmit and Receive FIFO
buffers achieve bigger data block transfers, reducing
CPU load dramatically, especially under Windows
multi-tasking environment
Eight high-speed 16850 serial ports (DB9) support
baud rates up to 920Kbps per port
Ideal for high-speed serial devices including ISDN
terminal adapters, 56K V.90 external modems and
more
04-0168B
PCI Serial 8000 Plus

Quick Installation Guide

Reduces CPU load and
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  • Page 1: Quick Installation Guide

    PCI Serial 8000 Plus Quick Installation Guide Introducing the PCI Serial 8000 Plus The PCI Serial 8000 Plus is a high-speed PCI 8-port serial board for use in Pentium-class computers. It's unique 4-port fan-out cables and easy-to-reach cable connectors not only allows you to connect up to eight serial devices, but also eliminates the inconvenience of reaching to the back of the computer to connect devices.
  • Page 2: System Requirements

    (2) 4-port fan-out cable (DB37 to DB9) • (1) 4S cable connector bracket • (1) Driver diskette • This quick installation guide Layout 25-pin Connector Socket (serial ports 5-8) Chipset DB37 Connector (serial ports 1-4) Figure 1. PCI Serial 8000 Plus Layout...
  • Page 3: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below, since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary. Refer to your computer’s reference manual for further information, if needed. Caution: Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage your system. To avoid possible static electricity discharge during the installation, please follow the guidelines below: •...
  • Page 4 DB37 connectors. Proceed with the following instructions for device connections: Connect the 4-port fan-out cable(s) to the external DB37 connector(s) on the PCI Serial 8000 Plus board. Make sure the screws on the cable connectors are well secured.
  • Page 5: Software Installation

    Software Installation This section provides information on how to install the PCI Serial 8000 Plus drivers. Please make sure the board is installed before proceeding with the driver installation. Windows 95 Driver Installation At the Update Device Driver Wizard windows, click Next.
  • Page 6 Windows and click Finish. To change the I/O address in Windows NT 4.0: Double click Start, Settings, Control Panel, then SIIG Cyber PCI 20X device icon. Highlight the COM address and click Settings. Select or type in an I/O address supported by the device you would like to configure and click OK.
  • Page 7 Windows 2000 Driver Installation At the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended), then click Next. Select Specify the location, uncheck the other boxes, then click Next. Insert the driver diskette, type in A:\Win2K and click OK.
  • Page 8 Properties. Click Device Manager tab. Double click Ports (COM & LPT) and new Cyber PCI ports should be displayed. Also, double click SIIG Cyber PCI option and SIIG ... PCI Board should be displayed. For Windows NT 4.0: Go to Start / Setting / Control Panel, double click SIIG Cyber PCI 20X device icon.
  • Page 9: Technical Support

    The 5-year manufacturer warranty supplied with this product is offered by SIIG, Inc. If you should happen to encounter any problems with this product, please follow the procedures below.
  • Page 10 Fremont, CA 94538-3152 PCI Serial 8000 Plus is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. DOS, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

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