Windows Drivers; Windows 7/8/8.1 (32-Bit/64-Bit) - Moxa Technologies PCI Express Board User Manual

PCI Express Boards

Windows Drivers

Moxa provides drivers that allow you to use the PCI Express Series serial boards under Windows 7/8 and
Windows 2008/Vista/2003/XP/2000.
The overall procedure for installing the Windows
drivers for the PCI Express boards is
summarized in the flowchart on the right.

Windows 7/8/8.1 (32-bit/64-bit)

Since the Windows 8 installation procedures and popup windows are almost the same as Windows 7, in this
section we describe the installation procedure for Windows 7 to illustrate.
Installing the Driver
The following procedure describes how to install the CP-104EL-A driver for the first time with Windows 7. First,
make sure that you have already plugged the board or boards into the system's PCI Express slot(s).
NOTE
If you have already installed a CP-104EL-A or other Moxa PCI Express board in your computer, and you are
installing additional boards, Windows 7 will automatically detect and install the new board(s) the next time you
boot up the computer. In this case, proceed directly to the next section, "Configuring the Ports," to configure
the ports' serial transmission parameters.
1. After plugging the board into an expansion slot and powering on your PC, Windows 7 will automatically
detect the new board, and a popup window* that states Device driver software was not successfully
installed will appear in the lower right corner of your computer screen.
Plug the PCI Express board into an empty
PCI Express slot. See the Hardware
Installation chapter for details.
Turn on your PC. Windows will
automatically detect the board.
Driver already installed?
No
Install the driver from the Documentation
and Software CD. See the Installing the
Driver for the First Time subsection in
this chapter for detailed instructions.
Configure the board's ports. See the
Configuring the Ports subsection in this
chapter for detailed instructions.
The PCI Express board and ports are ready
to use.
3-2
Software Installation
Yes