Kontron PCI-COM422, User Manual

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PCI-COM422 User’s Guide page 25
Installing the Hardware
1. Make sure to set switches and jumpers from either the Option Selection section
of this manual or from the suggestions of SETUP.EXE.
2. Do not install card into the computer until the software has been fully installed.
3. Turn OFF computer power AND unplug AC power from the system.
4. Remove the computer cover.
5. Carefully install the card in an available 5V or 3.3V PCI expansion slot (you may
need to remove a backplate first).
6. Inspect for proper fit of the card and tighten screws. Make sure that the card
mounting bracket is properly screwed into place and that there is a positive
chassis ground.
7. Install an I/O cable onto the card’s bracket mounted connector.
8. Replace the computer cover and turn ON the computer. Enter the CMOS setup
program of your system and verify that the PCI plug-and-play option is set
appropriately for your system. Systems running Windows 95/98/2000/XP/2003
(or any other PNP-compliant operating system) should set the CMOS option to
OS. Systems running under DOS, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, or any other non-
PNP-compliant operating system should set the PNP CMOS option to BIOS or
Motherboard. Save the option and continue booting the system.
9. Most computers should auto-detect the card (depending on the operating
system) and automatically finish installing the drivers.
10. Run PCIfind.exe to complete installing the card into the registry (for Windows
only) and to determine the assigned resources.
11. Run one of the provided sample programs that was copied to the newly created
card directory (from the CD) to test and validate your installation.
The base address assigned by BIOS or the operating system can change each time
new hardware is installed into or removed from the computer. Please recheck PCIFind
or Device Manager if the hardware configuration is changed. Software you write can
automatically determine the base address of the card using a variety of methods
depending on the operating system. In DOS, the PCI\SOURCE directory shows the
BIOS calls used to determine the address and IRQ assigned to installed PCI devices.
In Windows, the Windows sample programs demonstrate querying the registry entries
(created by PCIFind and NTIOPCI.SYS during boot-up) to determine this same
information.