©Sealevel Systems, Inc.
7404e Manual
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SL9224 02/2017
Manual Software Installation
1.
To install a software package from the Sealevel media, browse the Sealevel Systems
media ’Software’ directory. For example: Software\SeaCOM\Windows\SeaCOM
Installer.exe
2.
If you are using Windows Vista or newer operating systems, right click on the
installer executable and choose ’Run as Administrator’. If you are using an operating
system prior to Windows Vista, double click on the executable to launch the
InstallShield and initiate the driver installation.
3.
Please refer to step six above in the Guided Software Installation section and follow
the remaining installation steps.
Upgrading to the Current SeaCOM Driver
1.
Download the current driver using the Instructions from the Where to Get Software
section above. Please take note of the destination directory it will save to.
2.
Uninstall the currently loaded driver SeaCOM driver found in the Control Panel. Prior
to Windows Vista SeaCOM will be populated in ‘Add/Remove Programs’ list. In Vista
and newer OSs it will be found in the ‘Programs and Features’ list.
3.
Navigate to the Device Manager and remove the Sealevel adapter by right clicking on
the line item choosing ‘Uninstall’. Depending on your product, it can be found under
either ‘Multiport Serial adapters’ or ‘Universal Serial Bus controllers’.
4.
Single port ISA cards and PCMCIA cards will need to be uninstalled under ‘Ports
(COM & LPT)’.
5.
In the Device Manager under ‘Action’, choose ‘Scan for Hardware changes’. This will
prompt the installation of the adapter and associate it with the newly installed
SeaCOM driver.
Linux Support
The 7404e is supported natively in Linux kernels 2.6.28 and later.
