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Click the B&B Electronics Serial Adapters device to view the
adapter. If you want other details, Select Properties.
Click Ports (COM & LPT) to view the COM numbers assigned by
Windows to the card.
The 3PCIOSD1x card will have 3PCISD1 Port A (COMx). The COM
port number will normally be COM5, if available.
17. You can now remove the driver disk, close the Windows, and
check the new ports with your software.
If your software requires accessing a COM port below COM5, and
you have unused COM numbers not occupied by a FAX/Modem or
other device, you can re-assign the PCI card COM numbers using
our B&B PnP COM Rename utility. Refer to Appendix F.
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Removal of Card And Drivers
If you need to remove the card from your system or remove the
current driver before installing a possible future driver upgrade:
1. Open My Computer, Control Panel, System (or Start, Setting,
Control Panel, System).
2. Select the Device Manager Tab (see figure on prior page).
3. Click B&B Electronics Serial Adapters, then Select the PCI
Serial Adapter (3PCISD1) for the 3PCIOSD1x.
4. Click the Remove button.
5. Close the Windows, and Open My Computer, Drive C:
Open the Windows directory on your Hard Drive, then Open the Inf
folder, then Other. (If the Inf folder is not shown, it is hidden. Select
View, Folder Options, Files and Folders, Show all files. For
Win95: Select View, Options, View, Show all files)
6. Remove the B&B INF files. (*BBMSER.INF & *BBMSER95.INF)
Close the Window.
7. Shut down the computer, then remove the card.