User`s manual

PCI Express Board User's Manual Driver Installation: Windows Vista/2008
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Windows 2008/Vista (32-bit/64-bit)
In this section, we describe the installation procedure for Windows Vista. The installation procedure for
Windows 2008 is similar.
Windows 2008 and Windows Vista support up to 256 serial ports from COM1 to COM256. In order to make the
best use of Windows 2008/Vista’s multi-process/multi-thread advanced features, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows
2008/Vista device drivers were developed for Moxa multiport boards. The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM
API standard.
Installing the Driver
The following procedure describes how to install the CP-114EL driver for the first time with Windows Vista. First,
make sure that you have already plugged the board or boards into the system’s PCI Express slot(s).
NOTE
If you have already installed a CP
-114EL or other Moxa PCI Express board in your computer, and you are
installing additional bo
ards, Windows 2008/Vista
will automatically detect and install the new board(s) the next
time you boot up the computer. In this case, proceed directly to the next section, “Configuring the Ports,” to
configure the ports’ serial transmission parameters.