Lava Computer QUATTRO-PCI User Manual

Lava Quattro-PCI

Installation Manual

LAVACOMPUTERS

QUADSERIAL PCI

MADE

IN

PNMOKOS-1
MADEINJAPAN

CANADA

0255351

P.N.MOKO L75.2

Rev.B00

Windows NT 4.0 Installation

1. With the power turned off,insert the Quattro-PCI card into any free
PCI slot in your PC. Boot NT logging on as “Administrator”.

2. Place the Quattro-PCI installation diskette into your floppy drive and
select Run from the Start Menu. When prompted type:
A:\NT4.0\Setup.

3. After the necessary files have been copied,select My Computer and
start Control Panel.A new icon will appear called “LavaPort.”This
applet should now be used to configure ALL Com Ports in your PC –
not just Lava serial ports.

Please note that Com 1 may not appear in this applet if you have your
mouse attached to Com 1.

DOS & Windows 3.x Installation

1. With the power turned off,insert the Quattro-PCI card into any free
PCI slot in your PC.Turn your PC on.Boot to DOS.

2. Place the Quattro-PCI installation diskette into your floppy drive.In
the Win3.11 subdirectory of this diskette you will find a file called
“Lavaconf.exe”. Copy this file to your hard drive and run it.

3. When run, Lavaconf.exe will display four I/O addresses and one IRQ.
These correspond to the addresses and IRQ chosen by your PC when
configuring the Quattro-PCI. Make a note of them.

4. If you are using Windows 3.x,start Windows and go to Control Panel
| Ports. Choose Com 3 for Port A and Com 4 for Port B on the
Quattro-PCI. Click the Advanced button and enter the I/O address
and IRQ for each port as reported by Lavaconf.exe. Reboot your PC
for these changes to take effect.

Note: Native DOS and Windows 3.X support a maximum of four Com
ports in a PC. If you wish to use all four ports on the Quattro-PCI,you

must disable the existing ports on your motherboard.