Lava Computer SSerial-PCI User manual

LAVA COMPUTERS
SSERIAL PCI/LP
P.N. MOKO L74.2
MADE
IN
CANADA
PN MOKO S-1
MADE IN JAPAN
0255351
Lava SSerial-PCI/LP
Installation Manual
Rev. B00

1. With the power turned off, insert the SSerial-PCI/LP card into any
free PCI slot in your PC. Make sure the card is well seated.Turn your
PC on and start Windows.
2. Windows will automatically detect the SSerial-PCI/LP as a new PCI
Serial Controller and ask you to insert the Installation Diskette.The
installation files are located in the root directory of this disk.
3. After the necessary files have been copied,Windows will
automatically complete the installation of the SSerial-PCI/LP by
assigning it a Com number and IRQ.During this process, a Lava
SSerial-PCI entry will be created in Device Manager.
To view this configuration in Windows 95/98/Me, click Start | Settings |
Control Panel | System | Device Manager | Ports.
To view this configuration in Windows 2000/XP, click Start | Settings |
Control Panel | System, then choose the Hardware tab and click on
Device Manager. Choose the Devices by Type view option "Ports".
Note: Installation instructions for Windows NT 4.0 are located in the NT
4.0 directory on the Installation Diskette.
Unless you already have more than 4 Com Ports installed in your PC,
Windows will by default configure the SSerial-PCI/LP as Com 5. If you
wish to change this assigned Com number (e.g. reassign Com 5 to be
Modifying I/O Address and IRQ Resources in Device Manager
is NOT recommended.
Changing the Com numbering of your SSerial-
PCI/LP port (Windows 95/98/Me only)
Windows Installation

Com 3), please use the Lava Com Port Redirect Utility included in the
“Utils\Redirect“ subdirectory of your Installation Diskette. Such a
reassignment may be necessary because some communications
applications programs do not recognize port designations beyond Com
4.The Com Port Redirect utility will allow you to change the Com
numbering of your ports without changing I/O address resources.
To install the Port Redirect Utility on your hard drive, insert the
Installation Diskette into your floppy drive, click Start, Run and type
A:\Utils\Redirect\Setup.
In Windows 2000, Com port numbering can be changed by double-
clicking the SSerial-PCI entry displayed in Windows' Device Manager (as
described earlier). Go to Settings | Advanced, and choose Com Port #.
Changing the Com numbering of your
SSerial-PCI/LP port (Windows 2000/XP

Lava Computer MFG Inc.
Lava
Technical Support
9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday (Eastern Time)
Tel: [phone]
Fax: + 416 674-8262
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.lavalink.com
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Lava Computer MFG Inc. 908 Niagara Falls Blvd. #629. North Tonawanda NY 14120-2060