SIIG 8000 Plus Quick Installation Manual

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Introducing the PCI Serial 8000 Plus

The PCI Serial 8000 Plus is a high-speed PCI 8-port serial
board for use in Pentium-class computers. It's unique
4-port fan-out cables and easy-to-reach cable connectors
not only allows you to connect up to eight serial devices,
but also eliminates the inconvenience of reaching to the
back of the computer to connect devices.

Features and Benefits

• Conforms to PCI v2.1 Plug and Play

• Full support for DOS and Windows-based software

• Improves I/O access speed up to 8 times faster than

ISA serial I/O card. Reduces CPU load and
improves system performance

• IRQ sharing feature reduces IRQ conflicts

• Enhanced 128-byte Transmit and Receive FIFO

buffers achieve bigger data block transfers, reducing
CPU load dramatically, especially under Windows
multi-tasking environment

• Eight high-speed 16850 serial ports (DB9) support
baud rates up to 920Kbps per port

• Ideal for high-speed serial devices including ISDN
terminal adapters, 56K V.90 external modems and
more

PCI Serial 8000 Plus
Quick Installation Guide

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System Requirements

• Pentium or equivalent computer with an available
PCI slot

• DOS, Windows 95/98/98 SE/ME/NT 4.0/2000/
XP/Server 2003

Package Contents

• (1) PCI Serial 8000 Plus board

• (2) 4-port fan-out cable (DB37 to DB9)

• (1) 4S cable connector bracket

• (1) Driver diskette

• This quick installation guide

Layout

Figure 1. PCI Serial 8000 Plus Layout

Chipset

P2

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P1

25-pin Connector Socket

(serial ports 5-8)

DB37 Connector

(serial ports 1-4)

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Hardware Installation

General instructions for installing the card are provided
below, since the design of computer cases and
motherboards vary. Refer to your computer’s reference
manual for further information, if needed.

Caution: Static Electricity Discharge may permanently
damage your system. To avoid possible static electricity
discharge during the installation, please follow the
guidelines below:

• Discharge any static electricity build up in your
body by touching a large grounded metal surface or
the computer’s case (if plugged in), for a few
seconds.

• During the installation, avoid any contact with
internal parts. Handle cards only by their external
edges.

1. Turn OFF the power to your computer.

2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer's
cover.

3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.

4. Carefully align the card to the selected PCI slot push
the board down firmly, but gently, until it is well
seated.

Figure 2. Inserting the PCI Board