User Manual
Instruction Manual
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a high speed PCI RS-232 serial card from StarTech.com. This
product adds one (PCI1S550, PCI1S550_LP) or two (PCI2S550, PCI2S550_LP) serial ports
to your computer. This product is the perfect way to protect your investment in serial
technology, and works with virtually any peripheral with a serial interface, including
printers, modems, PDAs, and more.
Features
• Adds high speed RS-232 serial ports to your computer
• Complies with the PCI 2.1 specication
• Compatible with most major OS platforms
• Provides transfer rates of up to 115.2 KBits/sec
• Fully Plug and Play compliant for easy setup and conguration
System Requirements
• A computer running DOS, Windows 95/ 98SE/ 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server
2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux, and Mac OS
10.4.x and up Windows XP Embedded/ POS Ready 2009/ Embedded System 2009
OS/ CE 5.0/ CE 6.0
• An available PCI slot (models ending in “_LP” require a low prole PCI slot)
• A CD-ROM or other optical drive (for driver software installation)
Package Contents
• 1 x PCI serial card
• 1 x Installation CD
• 1 x Instruction Manual
WARNING! PCI cards, like all computer equipment, can be severely damaged by static
electricity. Be sure that you are properly grounded before opening your computer
case or touching your PCI card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static
strap when installing any computer component. If an anti-static strap is unavailable,
discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touching a large grounded metal
surface (such as the computer case) for several seconds. Also be careful to handle the
PCI card by its edges and not the gold connectors.