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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
1 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a 3.3 volt/5 volt buffered high-speed serial card from StarTech.com. Compatible with both 3.3 or 5 volt motherboards, this card adds either four (PCI4S9503V) or eight (PCI8S950V) high-speed RS-232 ports to your system. The card uses a 16-Byte buffer in both the receive and transmit channels simultaneously, reducing the number of CPU interrupts and improving system performance. Features • Adds high speed RS-232 serial ports to your computer • Works with both 3.
3 Installation Note: In one system, you can install two of these serial cards. You must differentiate between the two cards by using the jumper (located near the end of the card). The card with the jumper ON will be card number 1. The card with the jumper OFF will be card number 2. Install the cards one at a time, starting with the card you want to be designated number 1. Installing the Card 1. Make sure that your system is unplugged and you are grounded. 2.
4 Driver Installation Note: Depending on your operating system and the configuration of your system, the instructions below may not be identical to what you see on your screen. Windows Windows XP/2000 Once you turn your computer on after installing the card, Windows will automatically detect the new hardware. Follow the onscreen prompts and direct Windows to the Win2000 folder on the driver disk (Windows 2000 and Windows XP use the same driver).
5 Windows Me/98/95 Once you turn your computer on after installing the card, Windows will automatically detect the new hardware. Follow the onscreen prompts and direct Windows to the Win95 folder on the driver disk (Windows Me, 98, and 95 use the same driver). Notes: • After you install the driver, you may get another message saying that new hardware has been found. You do not need to install the driver again. • Each serial card needs an open IRQ for Plug and Play function.
6 DOS When installing multiple cards in DOS, it is important to install the card designated card Number 1 (with the jumper ON) first. 1. Change your active directory to the target directory: ex: c:\RAYON 2. Insert the driver disk into the disk drive and copy the DOS files from the driver diskette: ex: xcopy /s/e/v a:\DOS\*.* 3. Run the driver installation command: ex: c:\rayon\pciport 4. The cards will now be installed in your system.
7 LINUX 1. Login as super-user (SU) or root. 2. Change your directory to root and copy the driver diskette to the system: # cd / # tar xvf /dev/fd0 3. Change the directory to /etc/pciport and run the Install command: # cd /etc/pciport # ./Install 4.
8 SCO OpenServer 1. Log in as a super-user (SU) or root. 2. Extract all the files on the diskette using the tar command: # cd / # tar xvf /dev/fd0135ds18 3. Change the directory to /etc/pciport and run the Build command: # cd /etc/pciport # ./build 4. Reboot your system. The device name will be /dev/tty8[1--2] [a--h] Card Definitions Card Number Device Name 1 2 tty81? tty82? Note: Card 1 is the card with the jumper ON.
9 Technical Specifications Connectors DB 37-pin (female) Expansion Cable 37-pin (male) & 9-pin (male) Serial Interface RS-232 Bus Interface 32-bit universal PCI OS Compatibility Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP, Linux, and UNIX (SCO Open Server) Data Transfer Rate Up to 115.2 KBps Power Consumption 5V @ 290mA, +12V @ 50mA & -12V @ 50mA Data Signals RS-232: F.G., TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS, DSR, DTR, DCD, RI & signal ground Supported Slot Type 3.
10 Technical Support The following technical resources are available for this StarTech.com product: On-line help: We are constantly adding new information to the Tech Support section of our web site. To access this page, click the Tech Support link on our homepage, www.startech.com. In the tech support section there are a number of options that can provide assistance with this product.
Revised: January 7, 2004
