Contec COM-2(PCI), User Manual

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Board Setup
COM-2(PCI), COM-4(PCI), COM-8(PCI)
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For Windows Me Systems
Every PCI bus board/device will be automatically assigned required
system resources, such as I/O address range and interrupt level, by
the system whenever the system is turned on.
Under Windows Me OS, before using the board you should register
the board information, such as assigned resources, to the OS. This
procedure is called hardware installation. After the hardware
installation is done, Windows Me can then manage the board
information from its registers.
Following is hardware installation steps. After finished the
installation, you are supposed to confirm the registered board
information from Windows Me registers.
Hardware Installation Steps
(1) Set the board ID.
(2) Be sure the power of the personal computer is turned off; then
plug the board into a PCI bus slot in the system.
(3) Turn the personal computer ON to start up Windows Me.
(4) Because this is the first time Windows Me detected the board
from the system, Windows Me will display a message of [New
Hardware] on the screen and start run an [Add New Hardware
Wizard] program. After you find a massage of [PCI
Communication Device] from the program window.
Select a radio button of [Automatic search for a better driver.
(Recommended)] after insert the attached floppy disk into the
disk drive, then click [Next>] to continue.
(5) The copy of the necessary file is done automatically from the
floppy disk.
(6) In the next dialog box, you will find a message of “Windows
has finished installing the new hardware device.” Then you
click [Finish] to complete the installation of the board. After
completed the board installation, you are supposed to confirm
the registered board information from Windows Me registers.
The "Checking resources" part of this section explains you
how to do it.