Boca Research Turbo 2x2, Turbo1x1 User Manual

I/O Adapter

Turbo Series

Turbo 2x2

Plug and Play!

2 High-Speed Serial Ports and 2 Parallel Ports

Turbo 1x1

1 High-Speed Serial Port and 1 Parallel Port

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The product you have purchased is designed to be easily installed into most IBM PC or compatible systems. Many products have large, easy-to-read legends to allow for the easy configuring of the product. This installation manual contains detailed instructions. Most included software has automatic installation programs to place the software correctly onto your computer. However, as all computers ar e configured differently, you may be required to perform some basic Windows tasks. If you are not familiar with basic Windows operations, you should check your manual, or seek assistance from you local computer dealer to install the product.

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You will be charged $2.00 per minute. The charges will appear on your next phone bill.

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We use many world-class quality assurance programs to ensure the product you purchased is of the highest caliber. Sometimes, however, a component may be missing from the box, or is damaged or corrupt in some way. If this happens, immediately return the entire package to your place of purchase so you may exchange it for a new one. Your dealer should be able to provide you with an exchange far more quickly than by contacting us directly. If for some reason you are unable to return the product directly to its place of purchase, refer to the “Servicing Your Product” and “Warranty” sections in this manual for instructions.

IO T urbo Series

CONTENTS

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Section One: IntroductionSection One: Introduction

Section One: Introduction

Section One: IntroductionSection One: Introduction

Section Two: Physical InstallationSection Two: Physical Installation

Section Two: Physical Installation

Section Two: Physical InstallationSection Two: Physical Installation

Section Three: Windows 98/95 ConfigurationSection Three: Windows 98/95 Configuration

Section Three: Windows 98/95 Configuration

Section Three: Windows 98/95 ConfigurationSection Three: Windows 98/95 Configuration

Section Four: Section Four:

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Section Four: Section Four:

Appendix A: TroubleshootingAppendix A: Troubleshooting

Appendix A: Troubleshooting

Appendix A: TroubleshootingAppendix A: Troubleshooting Appendix B: Windows NT ConfigurationAppendix B: Windows NT Configuration

Appendix B: Windows NT Configuration

Appendix B: Windows NT ConfigurationAppendix B: Windows NT Configuration

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Appendix C: Pin AssignmentsAppendix C: Pin Assignments Appendix D: Servicing Your Boca ProductAppendix D: Servicing Your Boca Product

Appendix D: Servicing Your Boca Product

Appendix D: Servicing Your Boca ProductAppendix D: Servicing Your Boca Product

FCC ComplianceFCC Compliance

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Congratulations on the purchase of your Plug-and-Play compatible IO Turbo Series from Boca, a leader in high-tech computer enhancement products. The streamlined

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more knowledgeable and experienced users.

Packag e Contents

Your package contents will vary based on the I/O board model you have purchased. If any items are missing or appear damaged, contact your dealer for assistance. Make sure you have received the following items as shown following.

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2 SERIAL/2 PARALLEL

CABLE/BRACKET

PORTS

ASSEMBLY

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Turbo 1x1 (1 SERIAL/1 PARALLEL PORT)

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• Take a few minutes now and read this manual before installing your IO Turbo Series adapter. Doing so may prevent difficulties later. Our customer support experience has shown that many costly and timeconsuming calls to our technical support staff can be avoided with closer attention to the information provided here.

• Because of differences in Plug and Play systems, and the resources available in your computer, you may find it necessary to change the resources assigned to the Boca I/O adapter . Your computer has 16 IRQs available, IRQ 0 through IRQ 15. Each of the high speed serial ports on the Boca I/O adapter requires an IRQ and the parallel ports will also each need one if you need to support bi-directional mode. If you have other devices installed in your computer, you may need to manually redistribute the resources among the devices. See suggestions for changing the resources assigned to your new I/O adapter on page 23.

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indows 98/95 Users: Check your system’s IRQs and their assigned

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devices. Do this by double-clicking on Device Manager list, then select the Properties button. This will display IRQs and their assigned devices. Make a note of how many IRQs are missing. This is the number of new ports your system can support. If the adapter has more ports than available IRQs, you will have to disable these excess ports as suggested on p. 23.

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WITH POWER OFF, remove your system cover and install card in a 16-bit slot.

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Attach cable/bracket assembly to Serial B and Parallel B connectors on

the IO board.

parallel version only)

After removing screw and adjacent rear slot cover, secure the bracket using the screw you just removed.

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Connect peripheral devices. Those depicted here are suggested samples. When done, close your system cover and power your computer on.

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The IO adapter will be recognized at power-up. You will need to perform some basic Windows install tasks. See Section Three for details if you require more information.

If you are installing the adapter on Windows NT, refer to Appendix B.

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Section One: Introduction

You have purchased the IO Turbo Series by Boca for the IBM and compatible family of personal computers. Compatible with ISA systems, the IO Turbo Series comes in two varieties:

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urbo 2x2: two 9-pin male serial port connectors and two

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25-pin female parallel port connectors

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urbo 1x1: one 9-pin male serial port connector and one

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25-pin female parallel port connector.

The board features a convenient compact size and requires a 16-bit slot. Drivers for configuration and high performance settings are included on diskette (Windows 98, 95, DOS only).

The ISA-bus Plug-and-Play interface features:

•TI Plug-and-Play Controller TL16PNP200

• IRQ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15

• DMA channel 0, 1, 3, 5, 6 The IO Turbo Series also features high-speed buffer 16C650

UART technology. Its 32-byte FIFO buffers can send and receive data with thr oughput speeds up to a maximum of 460Kbps to increase data throughput between the host PC and its serial devices. Modem control signals are also provided. Its parallel port interface comes with:

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