Driver Installation Guide
For MCS98XX on DOS
1
May, 2007
Normally any serial and parallel I/O ports can be supported by BIOS call services in DOS
environment. However DOS supports only 4 serial ports (3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h) and
3 parallel ports (3BCh/378h/278h).
I. Contents available in Moschip DOS Driver:
1.
NMDOSIN.EXE --- DOS Utility to install ports.
2.
NMCONFIG.CFG --- Configuration file to Remap to customize
I/O Addresses.
3. DOS Driver Installation Guide.doc --- PDF Document of Installation Guide.
II.
Options:
-a[dd]
= Add Moschip Ports
-c[onfig]:<parameters>
= Configure Moschip Ports
-d[elete]
= Delete Moschip Ports
-r[emap]
= Remap Moschip ports to legacy ports
-s[ilent]
= Silent mode
-t[est]
= Test ports (requires external Loop-Back plugs)
-u[nused]
= remap to all Unused legacy port i/o base,
without consideration of COM/LPT number
-f
= remapping to customize I/O addresses.
III. Installation Procedure:
The following procedure explains how to install Moschip serial and parallel port
device driver on DOS.
Step 1: Copy "NmDosIn.exe" to 'C' Drive from Floppy. The command is "
copy a:\ NmDosIn.exe c:\
"
Step 2: Type "
nmdosin
" to confirm Device detection. (eg. MCS9835)
Found Moschip Technology pci device 9835 (00121000) Rev01 on Bus00 Slot 0A
Serial Port1 at A000
Serial Port2 at A400
PrinterPort1 at A800
Detected 1 pci device(s).