Software Configuration
PCI 3 Port RS232
Chapter 3 Page 14
Chapter 3
PCI 3PORT & PCI 3+1 PORT
RS232 SOFTWARE
CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Introduction.
This section contains the installation procedures of the PCI
3Port RS232 card, with the Windows 95, Windows NT DOS, and
Windows 3.x operating systems.
As previously noted, the install procedure for the 3Port and
3+1 Port PCI RS232 cards are the same, with the only difference
being the reported card and port name in Windows 95 and NT 4.0;
instances where this occurs will be clearly labeled.
T
he setup procedures in this chapter assume that your PC
has only one serial port present.
Installing Ports In Microsoft Windows 95 & 98.
Although covering the installation of the PCI 3Port RS232
into the Windows 95 operating system, the procedure is also valid,
with only minor differences, in the Windows 98 Operating
System. The Windows 95 environment now supports up to 255
standard serial ports, RS232, RS422, RS485 etc.
To obtain a trouble free mix-and-match of the COM ports:
•
Switch off your computer, insert your PCI 3Port RS232 card
into a free PCI slot, as described in the section "Hardware
Installation" in Chapter 2, and switch your computer on again.
•
During the booting process, Windows 95 will detect PCI 3Port
RS232, but will display it simply as a "PCI CARD", and you
will briefly see a message box to this effect.
•
Windows will then display the "Update Device Driver Wizard",
which asks you to “insert any disk which came with the PCI
