Lava LavaPort-Quad Installation Manual

Lava LavaPort-Quad Installation Manual

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LavaPort-Quad
Installation Manual
LAVA COMPUTERS
QUAD SERIAL PCI
MADE
IN
PN MOKO S-1
CANADA
MADE IN JAPAN
0255351
P.N. MOKO L75.2
Rev. B00

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  • Page 1 LavaPort-Quad Installation Manual LAVA COMPUTERS QUAD SERIAL PCI MADE PN MOKO S-1 CANADA MADE IN JAPAN 0255351 P.N. MOKO L75.2 Rev. B00...
  • Page 2 Congratulations on your purchase of the LavaPort-Quad Com Port Accelerator for 56K and ISDN external modems and other high-speed serial peripherals. Included with your package, you should have the following: 1. The LavaPort-Quad printed circuit board 2. One software installation diskette 3.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    · Lava Modem Speed Set - for 230.4 kbps Windows NT 4.0 Installation · Nt4 Driver Installation · High Speed Data Rates Note: Instructions for installing the LavaPort-Quad under DOS or Windows 3.x may be found in the ReadMe file in the Win3.11 subdirectory of your LavaPort-Quad diskette.
  • Page 4: Quick Install

    Quick Install Windows95/98 1. With the power off, insert the LavaPort-Quad card into any free PCI slot. 2. Launch Windows - new hardware will be found. 3. When prompted, insert the LavaPort-Quad installation diskette and select the file “Lava.inf” in either the root or the Win95 subdirectory.
  • Page 5: Installing The Lavaport-Quad Hardware

    1. Before opening the casing of your computer, make sure that all power is off. 2. Locate an unused PCI slot and insert the LavaPort-Quad into it. Ensure that it is well seated. 3. Screw the metal backplane of the LavaPort-Quad board to your PC’s casing and replace the machine’s cover.
  • Page 6: Windows Installation

    DO NOT install NT or Windows 3.x drivers under other versions of Windows 1. With the power turned off, insert the LavaPort-Quad card into any free PCI slot in your PC. Make sure the card is well seated. Insert the bracket with Ports 3 and 4 into a free slot.
  • Page 7 4. The LavaPort-Quad hardware appears in Device Manager in two places: under the Multi-function Adapters tree and as part of the Ports tree. Please note that any changes to the Resources (I/O Address & IRQ) used by any one of the four ports on the Lava...
  • Page 8 5. Click on Ports and select one of the ports listed under the heading LavaPort PCI. 6. Click Properties.The following screen will appear:...
  • Page 9 Note: Do not be alarmed if Windows reports an I/O Range or IRQ conflict between the LavaPort-Quad and some other device in your PC.The LavaPort-Quad is a fully compliant PCI device, and therefore allows for the sharing of IRQ and I/O Resouces between devices.
  • Page 10 If you wish to change the Com number of either one of the ports on the LavaPort-Quad (e.g. Assign Port 1 to be Com 3 instead of the default Com 6), please use the Lava Com Port Redirector Utility.This program...
  • Page 11: Changing Port Numbers (Com 3/4/5 Etc.)

    Changing the Com numbering of your Ports Unless you already have more than 4 Com Ports installed in your PC, Windows will by default configure the LavaPort-Quad ports as Com5 through Com8. If you wish to change the Com number of any one of these ports (e.g.
  • Page 13: Setting Lavaport Data Rates

    Setting LavaPort Data Rates in Windows The data rate of the LavaPort may be set using the Bits per Second pull down menu. Please note that this menu will also appear when setting the “Port Properties” in any communications application, and may have to be set independently of your Control Panel settings.
  • Page 15: Setting Lavaport Fifo Control

    Setting LavaPort FIFO Control in Windows...
  • Page 16 Each of the LavaPort-Quad’s four ports incorporates a 64-byte FIFO (first- in-first-out) buffer. The FIFO control tabs set the buffer “trigger” levels. When the buffer is filled to its trigger level with the selected number of bytes, the CPU will be interrupted and asked to either reload the buffer (for transmission), or retrieve data from the buffer (for reception).
  • Page 17: Flow Control

    Setting LavaPort Flow Control in Windows Flow Control refers to the type of signaling that is used between the modem and the LavaPort. If you are connecting the LavaPort to a modem or ISDN terminal adapter, use the default setting of Hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control. Software Flow Control (Xon/Xoff ) is used only for connecting the LavaPort to a non-modem serial device (e.g.
  • Page 19: Lava Modem Speed Set - For 230.4 Kbps

    Lava Modem Speed Set for Windows The LavaPort-Quad supports data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 kbps. However, not all modems support Com Port rates above 115.2 kbps. If your modem does not support higher data rates and you select a higher data rate in the LavaPort Properties, Windows will automatically default to the slowest supported rate in the chain.
  • Page 21: Windows Nt 4.0 Installation

    DO NOT install drivers for other Windows versions under Windows NT Windows NT Driver Installation 1. Once the LavaPort-Quad is installed in your PC, turn on your computer and start NT. 2. Place the LavaPort-Quad installation diskette into your floppy drive and select Run from the Start Menu.
  • Page 22 Please note that Com 1 may not appear in this applet if you have your mouse attached to Com 1.
  • Page 23: High Speed Data Rates

    Setting a 230.4 kbps Data Rate The LavaPort-Quad supports data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 kbps. However, not all modems support Com Port rates above 115.2 kbps. If your modem does not support higher data rates and you select a higher data rate in the LavaPort-Quad Properties, Windows will automatically default to the slowest supported rate in the chain.
  • Page 24: Technical Support

    (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Lava Computer MFG Inc. 908 Niagara Falls Blvd. #629. North Tonawanda NY 14120-2060...

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