Release Notes - Lava Dual Parallel-PCI Installation Manual

6
A. This documentation describes the installation of the Dual Parallel-
PCI card on a Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7 PC. Instructions
and software for DOS, Windows 3.x, and Windows NT 4.0 may be
found in the NT4.0 subdirectory of the Installation CD. Instructions
for Linux installation are available at www.lavalink.com.
B. Because the Dual Parallel-PCI card uses PCI (not ISA) I/O address
ranges, its ports will never be seen by your BIOS at boot-up as
standard parallel ports (occupying 0278h or 0378h) even if one or
more addresses has been changed in Windows using the above
procedure. This is normal, and does not indicate a fault in your
Parallel-PCI card.
C. The Dual Parallel-PCI card may not work at address 0278h or 0378h
if it is installed in a PCI slot that is behind a PCI-to-PCI bridge. If you
have trouble installing the Dual Parallel-PCI card, try seating it in a
different slot.
D. In standard installations of Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, the I/O
address cannot be changed to a legacy address.
E. Some devices (like external CD writers) default to "word mode" (ie:
16-bit data transfer) for fastest performance. Such devices need to
operate in "byte mode" (8-bit data transfer) to work with the Dual
Parallel-PCI. Look in your device software for a "byte mode" setting,
and enable it.

Release Notes: