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3-10 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual
Using Event Log
To use Event Log to check MOXA boards, click Start
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Settings
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Control Panel
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Administrative Tools " Event Viewer to enter the Event Viewer program. You can find
the latest information relevant to MOXA’s drivers under System category.
Windows 2000/XP
Windows 2000/XP supports up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. To fully
utilize Windows 2000/XP’s multi-process and multi-thread advanced features, pure 32-bit
Windows 2000/XP device drivers were developed for MOXA multiport boards. The
drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard.
The Windows 2000/XP driver for MOXA’s multiport serial boards supports the following
products:
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Universal PCI Boards: CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP-
132UL, CP-132UI
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PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-
114IS, CP-132, CP-132I, CP-132S, CP-132IS
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ISA Boards: C168H, C168HS, C168P, C104H, C104HS, C104P, CI-104J, CI-104JS,
CI-134, CI-134I, CI-134IS, CI-132, CI-132I, CI-132IS
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cPCI Boards: CT-114I
The following steps are using CP-168U as an example.
Installing the Driver
The following procedure shows how to install the CP-168U driver for the first time under
Windows 2000 and Windows XP. First make sure the board or boards have already been
plugged into the system’s PCI or PCI-X slot(s).
Windows 2000 Windows XP
1. Windows 2000 can auto-detect new devices,
and activate the Found New Hardware
function to install a device driver for Plug 1. Windows XP can auto-detect new devices,
and activate the Found New Hardware
function to install a device driver for Plug