Bitronics DualBus User Manual page 10

Windows
BEFORE YOU INSTALL THE BELKIN BITRONICS SOFTWARE, YOU M UST
FIRST M AKE SURE THAT EACH DEVICE WORKS PROPERLY ON ITS OWN
WITH EACH COM PUTER. DO NOT CONNECT THE BITRONICS SWITCH TO
THE COM PUTERS OR INSTALL THE SOFTWARE UNTIL INSTRUCTED BY
THIS PROCEDURE!
1. Make sure that the p rinte r p ort on your comp ute r is se t to ECP mod e . To
d o this, you must g o into your comp ute r's BIO S or CMO S se tup .
Instructions on how to d o this d iffe rs from one comp ute r to the ne xt.
Ple ase consult your comp ute r manufacture r's manual, te ch sup p ort, or
we b site for information on how to d o this. Ple ase d o not call Be lkin Te ch
Sup p ort re g ard ing this b e cause e ach comp ute r's BIO S se tup routine is
d iffe re nt. Re fe r to the Ap p e nd ice s at the e nd of this manual for
information on se ve ral mod e ls of comp ute rs.
The BIO S se tup routine p romp t is d isp laye d a fe w se cond s afte r you turn
on your comp ute r and he ar its first b e e p s. Ag ain, this varie s from PC to
PC. Ple ase consult the Ap p e nd ice s and /or your comp ute r manufacture r's
manual or the ir te ch sup p ort for information on how to d o this p rop e rly.
Usually you will se e a me ssag e that re ad s PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP or
PRESS F2 TO ENTER SETUP. Whe n in the se tup p rog ram, the re may b e a
se le ction for " Inte g rate d Pe rip he rals" , or " Pe rip he ral Se tup " . The n, look
for " Paralle l Port Typ e " or " LPT p ort typ e " . Chang e that se tting to say
" ECP" or " ECP/EPP" . Save your se tting s the n e xit. Whe n Wind ows
re starts, it may find ne w hard ware , and it may ask you for the Wind ows
CD. Be p re p are d to inse rt the CD into the comp ute r.
2. Make sure that the software and d rive rs for the d e vice s to b e share d are
p rop e rly installe d on all comp ute rs.
For instance , if you are sharing a Zip
comp ute rs, you will ne e d to first conne ct and install the Zip
on the first PC. Make sure that the Zip
re p e at the same installation p roce ss for the se cond PC. The n, you will
ne e d to d o the same installing the p rinte r's d rive r on b oth PCs as we ll.
This way, all the PCs have the d rive rs p rop e rly load e d so e ach one can
acce ss e ithe r d e vice without any p rob le ms, as if the y we re conne cte d to
the comp ute r ind ivid ually.
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