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ISA I/O Card

User’s Guide

Important Note!

In order to minimize possible installation

problems and/or resource conflicts:

Read Me First!

About This User’s Guide

This User’s Guide is designed to assist users in installing their ISA
I/O Card. Information in this document has been carefully checked
for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given as to the correctness
of the contents. The information contained in this document is sub­ject to change without notice.

Edition

Third Edition, January 2002

Copyright

2002 by U.S. Offshore Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this

publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written
permission of the publisher.

Trademarks

Microsoft, Windows, MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks and regis­tered trademarks of products referred to in this User’s Guide are the
properties of their respective holders.

ISA I/O Card User’s Guide

Radio Frequency Interference

The Federal Communications Commission Radio Interference
Statement includes this warning:

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. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi­sion reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of these measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the re-

ceiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for

help.

The user should not modify or change this device without written
approval from U.S. Offshore Co., Ltd. Modification could void
authority to use this equipment.

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Preface

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 1

Introduction .................................................................................. 1

Chapter 2 3

Before You Get Started ............................................................... 3

Unpacking the ISA I/O Card ....................................................... 3

Other Items Needed ................................................................... 3

System Requirements ................................................................ 3

Driver Support ............................................................................ 4

General Layout........................................................................... 4

Pre-Hardware Installation Checklist ........................................... 4

Chapter 3 9

Software Installation.................................................................... 9

Windows 95/98/Me Driver Installation Guide ............................. 9

Uninstalling Drivers Under Windows 95/98/Me........................ 16

Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation Guide ............................... 17

Verifying Your Windows NT 4.0 Installation............................. 24

Uninstalling Your ISA I/O Card Drivers Under Windows NT.... 25

Windows 2000 Driver Installation Guide .................................. 26

Windows XP Driver Installation Guide ..................................... 34

Uninstalling Drivers Under Windows 2000/XP......................... 43

Chapter 4 44

Connecting Peripheral Devices................................................ 44

Connecting a Peripheral to Your ISA I/O Card’s Parallel Port . 44

Connecting a Modem to Your ISA I/O Card’s Serial Port ........ 45

Chapter 5 46

Troubleshooting......................................................................... 46

General Troubleshooting.......................................................... 46

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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing your ISA I/O (Input/Output)
Card. This User’s Guide is written to provide an easy-to­read yet thorough reference for installing your ISA I/O Card
Software driver. Before installing device drivers, browse the
Driver CD-ROM Disk to familiarize yourself with its contents.
For Hardware installation, your ISA I/O Card’s Hardware
Guide will provide reference to the instructions in Chapter 2.

NOTE: Before installing your ISA I/O Card, take a few
moments to read the first two chapters of this User’s Guide
and jot down the pertinent information in the Pre-Hardware
Installation Checklist section.

Release Notes

• The ISA I/O Card driver is located on your Driver CD-

ROM Disk (where “D:” is the designated drive letter:
D:\IO-Card\ISA\).

• While Windows XP does support ISA Serial Ports

(using the Windows 2000 driver), Windows XP DOES
NOT support ISA Parallel Ports.

• ISA I/O Card serial ports can support autoflow control

and up to a baud rate of 921,600Kbps, except under
Windows NT with COM1-COM4 (3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h and
2E8h).

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2 Unpacking the ISA I/O Card

Chapter 2

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED

Unpacking the ISA I/O Card

Open the product’s package and inspect the contents. If
any of the items listed below are damaged or missing,
please contact your dealer.

1. Your ISA I/O Card

2. This User’s Guide (found on the CD)

3. Your ISA Hardware Guide (found on the CD)

4. Driver CD-ROM Disk

5. One or more Cable/Bracket Assemblies
(for some models only)

6. External Serial or Parallel Splitter Cable
(for some models only)

Other Items Needed

In addition to the contents of the package, you may need
one or more of the following:

1. Your computer’s documentation

2. Your operating system’s documentation

3. The documentation of the peripheral that will be ac­cessing your new ISA I/O Card

4. A small to medium sized Phillips and/or flathead screw­driver

5. A small container for storing screws

System Requirements

• 75MHz or Higher CPU (Recommended)

• An Available 16-bit ISA Slot

• 32MB of RAM Recommended

• Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

(*XP Supports ISA Serial ports, NOT ISA Parallel Ports)

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Driver Support

Your ISA I/O Card comes with a comprehensive Driver CD­ROM Disk which supports the following popular systems:

• Windows 95

• Windows 98

• Windows Me

• Windows NT

• Windows 2000

• Windows XP

(*XP Supports ISA Serial ports, NOT ISA Parallel Ports)

NOTE: Driver information is subject to change. Check
with your dealer for updated driver information.

General Layout

Before continuing, take a moment to familiarize yourself with
your new ISA I/O Card’s general design. Use the product
picture provided in the Hardware Guide to locate the port(s),
Cable/Bracket Assembly Jumper(s) and ISA connector.

Pre-Hardware Installation Checklist

Before installing your ISA I/O Card into your computer, refer
to the section below and to your Hardware Guide. Remem­ber to fill in your I/O card’s Serial number, Model Number,
IRQs and I/O Addresses. Doing so will make your software
installation go smoothly.

Serial Number

Locate the product’s serial number (usually on the back of
the card) and record the number below. If the product does
not have its original serial number attached, your warranty
may be voided.

Serial Number (S/N):

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Chapter 2-Before You Get Started

Verification of Your ISA I/O Card’s Model Number

Each ISA I/O Card is given a unique model number based
on the design and performance of the card. To determine
your card’s model number, check your ISA I/O Card for a 4­digit-and-1-letter model number sticker adhered to the card
(E.G., 4001A). Make sure you jot this information down be­low.

ISA I/O Card Model Number:

Verification of Available IRQ Resources

NOTE: Always check your system before installing your
ISA I/O Card in your computer to verify that you have an
available IRQ to assign to your card.

The port(s) on your ISA I/O Card must be configured to a
unique IRQ (Interrupt Request). When your ISA I/O Card is
installed you must set the jumper settings to a unique IRQ.
Before assigning IRQs, you would be well advised to check
your current resource assignments as well as any docu­mentation that came with your computer and/or peripherals
for information regarding IRQs that may already be in use.

Software Verification of Available IRQ Resources

To check your IRQ settings via Windows 95/98, follow the
steps below.

1. Click the Windows Start button. Go to Settings, then
Control Panel.

2. From the Control Panel, double click the System icon.

3. From the System Properties window, click the Device
Manager tab, then double click the Computer icon.

4. A Computer Properties window will appear with a list
of your assigned IRQs. Any of the following IRQ as­signments within the following range may be used for
your card: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15. In the event you

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do not have an available IRQ, you will need to disable
one of your system’s devices in order to free up an IRQ.

Verification of Available I/O Address Resources

Each port on your ISA I/O Card must be assigned a unique
I/O Address. It is important that the addresses do not conflict
with addresses already assigned to devices on your com­puter. Overlapping address assignments can cause device
conflicts. Checking your current resource assignments as
well as any documentation that came with your computer
and/or peripherals will help insure that you do not run into
any problems. If you’re not sure about which I/O addresses
to assign, use the default settings charted in the Configura-
tion section of your Hardware Guide.

Software Verification of Available I/O Address Re­sources

Follow the instructions below to verify your current I/O ad­dresses.

1. Click the Windows Start button. Go to Settings, then
Control Panel.

2. From the Control Panel, double click the System icon.

3. A System Properties window will appear. From the De-
vice Manager tab, highlight “Computer,” and then click
the Properties button.

4. A Computer Properties window will appear. By default
a list of already assigned IRQs will be displayed. Click
the “Input/output (I/O)” radio button. A list of already as­signed I/O Addresses will be displayed. Of these
addresses, the I/O Addresses not listed in the Com-
puter Properties window are the available I/O
Addresses you may assign. Please check your ISA
Hardware Guide to verify that the I/O Addresses listed
on the Hardware Guide are available on your computer,
i.e., not listed in the Computer Properties window.

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Verify and Record Your ISA I/O Card’s IRQ and I/O
Address Jumper Settings

Before installing your ISA I/O Card, confirm which IRQ and
I/O Addresses are available on your system. If the default
jumper settings on your card match available IRQ and I/O
Addresses in your system, you are ready to insert the card
into an available ISA bus slot. If the default jumper settings
are already in use on your system you must reset the con­flicting jumpers on the card to match available IRQ or I/O
Addresses. Please record these settings in the following ISA
I/O Card Jumper Settings Table for reference during soft­ware installation.

Serial
Port No.

IRQ
Jumper
Setting

I/O
Address

Parallel
Port No.

S1 P1

S2 P2

S3 P3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

IRQ
Jumper
Setting

I/O
Address

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NOTES

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Chapter 3

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

After installing your ISA I/O Card, you’ll need to install a
software driver. This chapter presents general software in­stallation instructions for the following popular systems:
Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000.

Your driver information is located at the following path on
your Driver CD-ROM Disk: D:\IO-Card\ISA\ (where “D:” is
your designated CD-ROM drive).

NOTE: Before installing any software please insure that all
hardware is properly configured and installed according to
the instructions in your Hardware Guide. A Pre-Hardware
Installation Checklist is provided in chapter 2 to help
ensure the successful installation of your software.

Windows 95/98/Me Driver Installation
Guide

Follow the instructions below to install your ISA I/O Card
driver under Windows 95/98/Me.

When you are sure that your ISA I/O Card is properly in­stalled, start Windows.

After Windows starts up, insert your Driver CD-ROM Disk
into your CD-ROM drive.

Click on your Windows Start button. Then select Run.

A Run window will open. Click on the Browse button.

From the Browse window, locate your CD-ROM drive letter
and double click it. A group of folders will appear.

Double click the “IO-Card\ISA” folder, then double click the
“Win_9X” folder for Windows 95/98/Me. Double click

Setup.exe.

You will be returned to the Run window. Under Open: it
should read “D:\IO-Card\ISA\Win_9X\Setup.exe” (Where D:

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is your designated CD-ROM drive letter). Click OK.

A setup application will be launched. At the Welcome
screen click OK and then at the second screen click N

When Setup has finished an Information window will ap­pear. Click OK. To complete the setup process, click the
Finish button.

After setup is finished, click on your Windows Start button.
Click Settings and then click C

Your Control Panel will open. Double click the Multi-I/O

Card Configuration icon.

ext.

ontrol Panel.

An ISA Multi I/O Card Windows 95/98/Me Configuration
screen will appear. Click the Add button.

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An Add Card Installation window will appear. Use the
scrolling bar to find the model number of your ISA I/O Card.
Please refer to the “Pre-Hardware Installation Checklist”
section in Chapter 2 to identify the correct model.

Select the correct model number of your I/O card and then
click the Select button.

A Setup ISA I/O information screen will appear. Depending
on your card, use the drop–down boxes to select your inter­rupt setting (IRQ) and your I/O Address for all ports. Refer to
the “Verify and Record Your ISA Card’s IRQ and I/O Ad­dress Jumper Settings” section in Chapter 2 to fill in the
interrupt (IRQ) and I/O Address values for each port. When
finished, click the Install button.

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After installation has been completed, Windows will prompt
you to restart your computer. Click Yes to restart. Please re­start your computer manually if windows did not prompt you
to restart your computer.

Verifying Installation Under Windows 95/98/Me

To test that your card was installed properly, click on your
Windows Start button. Click Settings and then click C

Panel.

A Control Panel window will open. Double click the System
icon.

A System Properties window will appear. From the Device
Manager tab, locate the MultiIOController icon and double
click it.

ontrol

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Your ISA I/O Card will be listed. Double click the icon.

A Properties window will appear. Under Device status it
should read “This device is working properly. Click OK to
continue.

From the Device Manager tab in your System Properties
window, go to Ports (COM & LPT) and double click the icon.
A listing of COM and LPT ports will appear. Double click the
appropriate ports one-by-one or click once on the icon and
click the Properties button. A Properties window will ap­pear. Under Device status it should read “This device is
working properly.”

Click the Resources tab. Under “Resource type” your card’s
assigned IRQ and I/O addresses will be listed. Under “Con­flicting device list” it should read “No conflicts.”

NOTE: After installing ISA I/O Cards, always check your
Device Manager to see if installation was successful or
not. If installation was unsuccessful, a yellow question
mark will appear next to the device icon in the Device
Manager screen.

Configuring Your COM Port in Windows 95/98/Me

If you’d like to make changes to your ISA I/O Card’s configu­ration, follow the steps below. Default values are pre-set by
the computer: Only experienced users should attempt to
make changes to the default settings.

Warning: Tampering with your default values could
render your computer inoperable. Before attempting to
adjust your default settings, make a note of the original
default values. If your changes render your computer
inoperable, restore the original default values.

Click on your Windows Start button. Click Settings and then
click Control Panel.

A Control Panel window will open. Double click the System
icon.

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A System Properties window will appear. From the Device
Manager tab, locate the Ports (COM & LPT) icon and double

click it.
Underneath Ports (COM & LPT) your newly installed ISA I/O

Card device(s) will be listed. Double click the appropriate
ISA Serial (COM) device.

A Properties window will appear. Click the Port Settings
tab.

From the Port Settings tab, if you want to make changes to
the default values, use the drop down boxes to configure the

Bits per second, D

ata bits, Parity, Stop bits and Flow con-

trol.

There are three kinds of Flow Controls: Xon/Xoff, Hard­ware and None. “Xon/Xoff” refers to software protocol
control. “Hardware” refers to RTS/CTS control, but
RTS/CTS is actually controlled by software. “None”
means there is no defined flow control.

Click the Advanced button if you want to set more advanced
features.

An Advanced Port Settings window will appear. From this

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window you can enable the Auto CTS/RTS Flow Control,
configure the FIFO settings, and configure the Re­ceive/Transmit Buffer level if you want to further customize
the port.

Enable Auto CTS/RTS Flow Control

Enable Auto CTS/RTS Flow Control means the CTS/RTS
flow is controlled by hardware automatically. Your System
will be more stable if this function is enabled.

16 Byte FIFO Buffers

If your card supports a 32-byte FIFO, you can use either a
16 or a 32-byte FIFO. If your card supports a 64-byte FIFO,
you can select 64, 32 or 16-byte FIFO. The default value is
16-byte FIFO.

Receive Buffer/Transmit Buffer

Setting the Receive/Transmit Buffer to a higher value will
provide faster performance because the interrupts will be
reduced, and the time for the interrupt service routine will be
lessened. A receive buffer overflow will occur if the CPU
speed is too slow to handle the overflow. If the system is not
stable, select the lower value to correct the problem. Click
the Defaults button to return to your default settings.

NOTE: When configuring LPT addresses higher than
LPT4, only use the Windows NT or Windows 98 “Standard
I/O Serial or Parallel Port Driver.”

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Uninstalling Drivers Under Windows
95/98/Me

Follow the instructions below to uninstall your ISA I/O Card
in Windows 95/98/Me.

Click your Windows Start button. Go to Settings and then
Control Panel.

From the Control Panel window, double click the
Add/Remove Programs icon.

An Add/Remove Programs Properties window will appear.
Select ISA Multi-I/O Card. Then click the Add/Remove
button.

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A Confirm File Deletion window will appear. Click Yes to
remove the ISA Multi-I/O Card driver.

Windows may ask you if you want to restart your computer.
After uninstalling drivers it’s always a good idea to restart
your computer. Click Yes to restart.

Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation
Guide

To install your ISA I/O Card under Windows NT 4.0, follow
the instructions below.

When you are sure that your ISA I/O Card is properly in­stalled, start Windows NT.

After Windows NT starts up, insert your ISA I/O Card Driver
CD into your CD-ROM drive.

Click on your Windows Start button. Go to Programs and
then Windows Explorer.

From Window Explorer under All Folders, click on your
CD-ROM drive letter (Usually Drive letter D:).

Double click the “IO-Card\ISA” folder, then double click the
“Win_NT” folder. A list of items in your ISA I/O Card Driver
disk will appear on the right. Double click the Setup.exe
icon.

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At the Multi-I/O Card Setup screen, press Continue to in­stall the driver.

Click OK to reboot your computer and load the newly in­stalled driver to NT.

Configuring Your ISA I/O Card In Windows NT

To configure your ISA I/O Card in Windows NT, follow the
instructions below.

NOTE: When configuring LPT addresses higher than
LPT4, only use the Windows NT or Windows 98 driver. Do
not use the driver that came with your peripheral.

Click on your Windows Start button. Click Settings and then
click Control Panel.

Your Control Panel will open. Double click the Multi-I/O
Card Configuration icon.

A Multi-I/O Configuration Utility window will appear. From
the ISA Multi-I/O Setup tab, click the Add button.

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An Add ISA Cards window will appear. Use the scrolling
bar to find the model number of your ISA I/O Card. Select
the correct model number and then click the OK button.

A Setup ISA I/O information screen will appear. Depending
on your card, use the drop–down boxes to select your inter­rupt setting (IRQ) and your I/O address. Start with Serial
Port 1 and/or Parallel Port 1. If your ISA I/O Card has two or
more ports, fill in the interrupt and I/O address information
for the additional ports. When finished, click the Install but­ton.

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You will be returned to the Multi I/O Configuration Utility
screen. Your ISA I/O Card’s model number and description
should be displayed. Click the Add button to install another
card. Click the Delete button to remove the selected card.
Click the Setup button to view or change the settings of your
card. Click OK to complete the installation process.

You will be asked to restart your computer. After installing
new hardware, it’s always a good idea to restart your com­puter. Click Yes.

Configuring Your COM Port in Windows NT

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If you’d like to make changes to your ISA I/O Card’s configu­ration, follow the steps below. Default values are pre-set by
the computer. Only experienced users should attempt to
make changes to the default settings.

Warning: Tampering with your default values could render
your computer inoperable. Before attempting to adjust your
default settings, make a note of the original default values.
If your changes render your computer inoperable, restore
the original default values.

Click on your Windows Start button. Click Settings and then
click Control Panel.

A Control Panel window will open. Double click the Multi-
I/O Card Configuration icon.

A Multi-I/O Configuration Utility window will appear. From
the PCI/ISA Serial Ports tab, under “Select serial port” use
the drop-down box to select the appropriate COM port that
you’d like to configure. Then click the Setup button.

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A Setup window will appear. Select the appropriate settings
and then click the OK button.

Enable Auto CTS/RTS Flow Control

Enable Auto CTS/RTS Flow Control means the CTS/RTS
flow control is controlled by hardware automatically. Your
System will be more stable if this function is enabled.

16 Byte FIFO Buffers

If your card can support a 32-byte FIFO, you can select ei­ther a 16 or a 32-byte FIFO. If your card can support a 64­byte FIFO, you can select 64, 32 or 16-byte FIFO. The de­fault value is a 16-byte FIFO.

Receive Trigger (Buffer) Level

Setting the Receive Trigger (Buffer) Level to a higher value
will provide faster performance because the interrupts will
be reduced, and the time for the interrupt service routine will
be lessened. A receive buffer overflow will occur if the CPU
speed is too slow to handle the overflow. If the system is not
stable, select the lower value to correct the problem.

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NOTE: (1) If you install your modem using auto detect by
Windows NT, the Auto flow Control Enable should be
unchecked (disabled). (2) When serial I/O addresses are
set to 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8 for use in Windows NT, the
Standard COM driver can be used and will support up to
115200bps. When using other addresses, using the driver
privided on your I/O Card Driver CD can provide support
for up to 921600bps. If you install a 4-Port Serial (4S)
card, the order of S1-S4 should follow the sequence 3F8,
2F8, 3E8, 2E8; otherwise your system may have difficulty
identifying port numbers. (3) Under Windows NT, if you
assign your ISA I/O Card’s I/O addresses to 3F8, 2F8, 3E8
and 2E8, Windows NT will use the Windows NT default
driver. If you already have an on-board serial port which is
assigned to these addresses and you would like to install
an ISA I/O serial card, there may be a conflict. For
instance, if you have 2 serial ports already on-board and
assigned to 3F8 and 2F8 and then attempt to install a 4­port serial card to 3E8, 2E8, 260 and 268; your system will
attempt to install 2 drivers for one card (3E8 and 2E8 will
use Windows NT’s default driver and 260 and 268 will use
the ISA I/O card driver). Thus, in the above situation, use
addresses other than 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8 to avoid
conflicts. Finally, if you do not have an on-board serial
port(s), you can set your ISA I/O card’s I/O address to 3F8,
2F8, 3E8 and 2E8, but these ports will only run up to
115,200bps; whereas, using I/O addresses other than 3F8,
2F8, 3E8 and 2E8 will require the installation of your ISA
I/O card’s driver, which supports up to 912,000bps.

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Verifying Your Windows NT 4.0 Installa­tion

To confirm that your Windows NT 4.0 installation was suc­cessful, follow the instructions below.

Click your Windows Start button. Go to Programs, Adminis­trative Tools [Common] and click on Windows NT
Diagnostics.

A Windows NT Diagnostic screen will appear. Click the
Resources tab and then click the I/O Port button.

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Verify the I/O addresses of the parallel ports (SNXPAR) and
the serial ports (SNXSER) pertaining to your card.

Click the IRQ button for detailed IRQ information.

Uninstalling Your ISA I/O Card Drivers
Under Windows NT

If you are running Windows NT and would like to remove
your ISA drivers, follow the instructions below.

Click your Windows Start button. Go to Settings and then
Control Panel.

From the Control Panel window, double click Add/Remove
Programs icon.

An Add/Remove Programs Properties window will appear.
Select Multi-I/O Card Uninstall. Then click the Add/Remove
button.

You will be asked to confirm your driver removal. Press OK
to remove the Multi-I/O Card driver.

A Multi-I/O Card Uninstall window will appear. After uninstal­ling drivers it’s always a good idea to restart your computer.
Click OK to reboot.

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Windows 2000 Driver Installation Guide

To install your ISA I/O Card under Windows 2000, follow the
instructions below.

When you are sure that your ISA I/O Card is properly in­stalled, start Windows 2000.

After Windows 2000 starts up, insert your ISA I/O Card
Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive.

Click on your Windows Start button. Go to Programs and
then Windows Explorer.

From Window Explorer under All Folders, click on your
CD-ROM drive letter (Usually Drive letter D:).

Double click the “IO-Card\ISA” folder, then double click the
“Win_2K” folder. A list of items in your ISA I/O Card Driver
disk will appear on the right. Double click the Setup.exe
icon.

Select a model (for example 4076A) and press [OK].

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Note: If you are installing a 409x (i.e. 4091I, 4092I),
you’ll need to complete this step twice. Please select
model 4090IS (4091IS, 4092IS) to install the serial ports
and 4090IP (4091IP, 4092IP) to install the parallel ports.

1. Set the Interrupt and I/O Address to match the hardware
jumper settings and press [OK].

2. You’ll be asked to confirm the driver installation. Press
[Ok]. The ISA Win2000/XP driver is copied to
“C:\WINNT\SUNIX”.

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3. The Add/Remove New Hardware Wizard will appear.
Press [Next] to continue.

4. Select “Add/Troubleshoot a device” and press [Next]
to continue.

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5. You’ll be asked to “Choose a hardware device.” Select
“Add a new device” and press [Next] to continue.

6. You’ll be asked to let Windows detect the new hard­ware. Select “No” and press [Next] to continue.

7. Select “Other devices” and press [Next] to continue.

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8. Press “Have Disk…”.

9. The driver is located on “C:\WINNT\SUNIX”, please type
directly or use the browse. Press [OK] to continue.

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10. Select the device driver and press [Next] to continue.

11. Press [Next] to start hardware installation.

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12. The installation is completed. Press [Finish] to close the
wizard.

Check Your Windows 2000 Installation

1. Click Start->Settings->Control Panel, then double click
System. Select the “Hardware” in system properties
and click the “Device Manager”.

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2. After install ISA multi I/O card (for example 4076A), you
will find three ports added (i.e. COM3, COM4, LPT2).

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Windows XP Driver Installation Guide

To install your ISA I/O Card under Windows XP, follow the
instructions below.

1. When you are sure that your ISA I/O Card is properly
installed, start Windows XP.

2. After Windows XP starts up, insert your ISA I/O Card
Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive.

3. An IO Driver CD (d:) window should appear automati-
cally, if not, Double Click My Computer on your Desk
Top and then select IO Driver CD (d:).
After IO Driver CD (d:) window appear, Double click
“IO-Card\ISA” folder.

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4. Double click the “Win_2K” folder. A list of items in your
ISA I/O Card Driver disk will appear on the right. Double
click the Setup.exe icon.

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5. Select a model (for example 4032A) and press [OK]

Note: If you are installing a 409x (i.e. 4091I, 4092I),
you’ll need to complete this step twice. Please select
model 4090IS (4091IS, 4092IS) to install the serial ports
and 4090IP (4091IP, 4092IP) to install the parallel ports.

6. Set the Interrupt and I/O Address to match the hardware
jumper settings and press [OK].

7. You’ll be asked to confirm the driver installation. Press
[Ok]. The ISA WinXP driver is copied to
“C:\WINDOWS\SUNIX”.

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8. The Add/Remove New Hardware Wizard will appear.
Press [Next] to continue.

9. Select “Yes, I have already connected the hardware”
and press [Next] to continue.

10. Scroll down to the bottom and select “Add a new hard-
ware device” and press [Next] to continue.

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11. You’ll be asked “What do you want the wizard to do?”
Click “Install the hardware that I manually select
from a list (Advanced)” and press [Next] to continue.

12. You’ll be asked to “select the type of hardware you are
installing”. Select “Multi IO Card” from the list and
press [Next] to continue.

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13. Press “Have Disk…”.

14. The driver is located on “C:\WINDOWS\SUNIX”, please
type directly or use the browse. Press [OK] to continue.

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15. Select the device driver and press [Next] to continue.

16. Press [Next] to start hardware installation.

17. The installation is completed. Press [Finish] to close the
wizard.

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18. Press “Yes” to restart your computer.

How to Configure COM port(s)

1. Click Start->Settings->Control Panel, then double click

System, and select the Hardware tab, then click Device

Manager. When inside Device Manager, find the port

you wish to configure, highlight it (click once) and right

click once, select Properties, and select the Port Set-

tings tab.

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Here you can configure the Bits per second, Data bits,

Parity, Stop bits and Flow control of your COM port.

2. Click the Advanced button to configure the COM port to

Enable Auto CTS/RTS Flow Control, 16/32/64 bytes

FIFO length, and Receive/Transmit Buffer trigger

levels.

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Uninstalling Drivers Under Windows
2000/XP

1. Click Start->Settings->Control Panel, then double click
System, and select the Hardware tab, then click Device
Manager. Select the card that you want to remove and
press the right button of the mouse and select the “un-
install”.

2. Press [OK] to uninstall the selected ISA multi-I/O card.

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Chapter 4

CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICES

Your ISA I/O Card is equipped with one or more ports which
can connect to a wide array of peripheral devices.

• If your ISA I/O Card has a parallel port, then it can be

connected to color printers, plotters, scanners, Zip
drives and MP3 players, to name a few. Some I/O Par­allel Cards support ECP protocol, which supports data
transfer speeds of up to 21.4MB/sec; whereas
EPP/SPP/BPP/PS2 protocols only support data transfer
speeds of up to 770KB/sec.

• If your ISA I/O Card has a serial port, then it can be

connected to modems, digitizers, bar code readers,
ISDN and PDA devices, to name a few.

Connecting a Peripheral to Your ISA I/O
Card’s Parallel Port

In order to connect peripheral devices to your ISA I/O Card’s
parallel port, follow the device’s installation steps located in
the device’s User’s Manual.

1. Make sure your printer or parallel peripheral device is
connected properly to your ISA I/O Card.

2. From your Windows Start button, go to Settings and
then Printers.

3. A Printers screen will appear. Double click the Add
Printer icon.

4. Follow the instructions on screen to install your device
driver. For more information, consult your peripheral de­vice’s User’s Manual.

Chapter 4-Connecting Peripheral Devices

Connecting a Modem to Your ISA I/O
Card’s Serial Port

1. Make sure your modem is connected properly to your
ISA I/O Card.

2. From your Windows Start button, go to Settings and
then Control Panel.

3. Your Control Panel will open. Double click the Modems
icon.

4. Windows will launch an Install New Modem wizard.
Follow the instructions on screen to install your modem.
For more information, consult your modem’s User’s
Manual.

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Chapter 5

TROUBLESHOOTING

General Troubleshooting

In the event that you have any difficulties installing your ISA
I/O Card, check the following items:

1. Confirm that the card is securely installed.

2. Confirm that the cable connection between your periph­eral device and the ISA I/O Card is secure.

3. Make sure that you have restarted your computer.
When new drivers have been installed onto your system
or when your system resources have been modified,
you must restart your computer.

4. Make sure that serial/parallel port addresses and IRQ
settings assigned to the I/O Card are not in conflict with
other devices already installed on your computer.

5. Make sure your attached peripheral device is powered
on.

6. If you are having difficulty installing an Internal Software
Modem, first install the Internal Software Modem and
then install your ISA I/O Card and driver.

7. If you are still experiencing difficulties, the next step is to
contact your vendor.

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