GET STARTED
S
YSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
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compatible PC
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free PCI slot
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APIC installed (recommended) - for details see
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1 MB hard disk space
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Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 10 // 32/64 Bit
S
OFTWARE
INSTALLATION
There are two ways for installation:
automatic. Start the setup.exe in the root directory of the installation CD.
Manual: Before installing the driver, install the software.
Put the installation disk named “Software
for the AMU5.0” in the disk drive and and copy at least the four needed files
lockin.exe, lockin.ini, lockin.sys
and
lockin.inf
into a new directory, for instance:
. On the installation CD, you find
these files under the directories: /bin (*.exe, *.ini) and /driver (*.sys, *.inf).
If you later want to use the source code, you find it in the directory /sources. Please contact us for
newer versions.
C
ARD
AND
D
RIVER
INSTALLATION
C
HECK
YOUR
APIC
CONFIGURATION
The APIC improves the interrupt control in your system. The APIC will dramatically increase the
performance of the PC. It is installed together with the Power Manager while Windows installation.
Check it as follows:
•
Windows 2000
Open “Einstellungen / Systemsteuerung / System / Hardware” (“Configuration / System control /
System / Hardware”) and start the “Geräte Manager” (“Device Manager”). It appears a list of
devices. The information about the APIC is in the submenu “Computer”.
•
Windows XP
Open “Systemsteuerung / System / Hardware” (“System control / System / Hardware”) and start the
“Geräte Manager” (“Device Manager”). It appears a list of devices. The information about the APIC
is in the submenu “Computer”.
The APIC is installed, if the “ACPI-Uniprocessor-PC” is shown in “Computer”. If only “Standard
PC” is found there, even the changes of the BIOS will not help, to make Windows use the APIC. If
you find the entry “Standard PC”, you can follow the instructions in the
C
ARD
I
NSTALLATION
Switch off the PC.
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