Specifications
PCI 3 Port RS232
Chapter 2 Page 12
Configuring PCI Cards.
PCI cards, by definition, require no hardware configuration
and can be installed "directly from the box".
RS232 Cabling and Pinouts
For further details of the RS232 standard, pinouts and how
to make various types of cables, refer to chapter 4, "RS232 Pinouts
and Cabling."
Hardware Installation.
STEP 1: Before the PC card can be installed the power to the PC
MUST be switched OFF, and the lead removed from the PC.
STEP 2: Remove the PC case.
Figure 2-4. Removing Blanking Cover
Figure 2-5. Inserting the PC Serial Card.
STEP 3: Choose an empty expansion slot.
Remove the blanking cover protecting the
slot on the PC back panel (
F
igure
2-4
).
KEEP the blanking cover screw safely for
later.
STEP
4
: Now insert the PCI Serial card in
the slot. Be careful to ensure that the gold
plated PCB fingers fit neatly into the
expansion connector. Press down firmly
but evenly on the top of the PC Serial
card (
F
igure
2-6
).
