Lava LAVAPORT-PNP User Manual

LavaPort-PnP

Installation Manual

MADE IN

CANADA

LAVA

COMPUTERS

LAVALINK-650 PNP

Rev.B00

P.N.MOKO L67.2

Congratulations on your purchase of the LavaPort-PnP Com Port
Accelerator for 56K and ISDN external modems and other high-speed
serial peripherals.

Included with your package, you should have the following:

1. The LavaPort-PnP printed circuit board

2. One software installation diskette

3. This user’s manual

If any of the above items are missing,please contact the reseller where
you purchased this product.

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Contents

Quick Install – Windows 95/98/ME

Hardware Installation

Windows 95/98/ME Installation

· Windows Driver Installation

· Setting LavaPort Data Rates

· Setting LavaPort FIFO Control

· Flow Control

· Com Addressing and IRQs

· Setting a 230.4 kbps Data Rate

· Lava Modem Speed Set

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Quick Install

Windows 95/98/Me

1. With the power off,insert the LavaPort-PnP card into any free ISA
slot.

2. Launch Windows95/98/ME – new hardware will be found.

3. When prompted,insert the LavaPort-PnP installation diskette and
select the file “Lava.inf” in either the root or the Win95 subdirectory.
(If the diskette is not found you may have to manually type
“A:\WIN95\”).

4. After Windows has booted,Click the Start button, then Settings,
Control Panel,System, Device Manager,Ports.The LavaPort-PnP port
will be listed as one of your Com Ports.Click “Properties” to change
the default settings as desired.

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Hardware Installation

1. Before opening the casing of your computer, make sure that all
power is off.

2. Locate an unused ISA slot and insert the LavaPort-PnP into it.Ensure
that it is well seated.

3. Screw the metal backplane of the LavaPort-PnP board to your PC’s
casing and replace the machine’s cover.

4. Connect your modem cable to the LavaPort-PnP and turn the PC on.

Screw for attaching card bracket

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to PC casing

Port A

ISA Slot

Windows Installation

Windows Driver Installation

Note: Make sure that you are installing the correct LavaPort-PnP

DO NOT install NT or Windows 3.x drivers under Windows95/98/ME

1. Once the LavaPort-PnP is installed in your PC,turn on your
computer.Windows will automatically detect the LavaPort-PnP as a
new Com Port and configure it for the next available Com address
and IRQ (interrupt) level.Windows will prompt you to insert the
LavaPort Installation Diskette and load the file called Lava.inf.This
file is located in either the root or the Win95 subdirectory of the
LavaPort diskette,and on some PCs you may have to manually type
in A:\Win95 when prompted for the LavaPort installation diskette.

2. After the necessary files have been copied,Windows will complete
the full installation of the LavaPort-PnP.The following describes how
you may custom configure the LavaPort-PnP for your personal
needs.

drivers for the appropriate operating system.

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