Chapter 3; Pci Dual Lpt And Rs232 Software Configuration Guide; Introduction; Installing Ports In Microsoft Windows 95 & 98 - Brainboxes CC-468 Hardware Manual

PCI Dual LPT & RS232
PCI DUAL LPT AND RS232
SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION

Introduction.

This section contains the installation procedures of the PCI
Dual LPT & RS232 card, with the Windows 95/98 operating
system.
The setup procedures in this chapter assume that your PC
has only one serial port present.
Installing Ports In Microsoft Windows 95 & 98.
Although covering the installation of the PCI Dual LPT &
RS232 into the Windows 95 operating system, the procedure is
also valid, with only minor differences, in the Windows 98
Operating System. The Windows 95 environment now supports up
to 255 standard serial ports, RS232, RS422, RS485 etc.
To obtain a trouble free mix-and-match of the COM ports:
Switch off your computer, insert your PCI Dual LPT & RS232
card into a free PCI slot, as described in the section "Hardware
Installation" in Chapter 2, and switch your computer on again.
During the booting process, Windows 95 will detect PCI Dual
LPT & RS232, but will display it simply as a "PCI CARD",
and you will briefly see a message box to this effect.
Windows will then display the "Update Device Driver Wizard",
which asks you to " insert any disk which came with the PCI
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Chapter 3

GUIDE
Software Configuration