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PCL-COMMUNICATION User Manual 32
Chapter 3 Software Installation
3.1 Operating Environment Selection
Set jumper 3 (JP3) to correspond with the supported operating environ-
ment. Connect the two pins on the right to operate in Windows 98/2000/
XP mode as shown below.
Figure 3.1: OS Jumper Selection
3.2 Driver Setup
Windows 98/2000/XP supports COM1 to COM256, meaning up to 256
serial ports. In order to fully utilize the advanced features of Windows 98/
2000/XP, such as multi-process and multithread, pure 32-bit Windows
98/2000/XP device drivers are provided for the ISA communication
cards. All these drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard.
3.2.1 Steps for Windows 98/2000/XP Driver Setup
Before you install the card into your system, we recommend you install
the driver first. Please follow the steps below for the ISA communication
card’s Windows 98/2000/XP driver installation.
1. Insert your companion CD-ROM disc into your CD-ROM drive.
2. The driver setup program will be launched automatically. If the
auto-play function is not enabled on your system, use Windows
Explorer or the Windows Run command to execute autorun.exe on
the companion CD-ROM. You’ll see the screen on the next page,
where you should click Continue.
Note
Setting the pin to 1-2 is for DOS and Windows
3.1, which was supported before 2005. From
2005, Advantech’s PCL cards no longer sup-
ports DOS and Windows 3.1.