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Software Installation
Chapter 3
Software Installation
This chapter provides information on how to install the
CyberSerial PCI‘s drivers and utilities for the following
operating systems:
Windows 95/98
Windows NT 4.0
DOS/Windows 3.x
IMPORTANT
Make sure you have installed the CyberSerial PCI
in your system BEFORE installing the software.
3-1 Windows 95 & 98 Driver Installation
Perform with the following steps to install the drivers for
Windows 95/98.
1. When you first turn on your computer after installing
the CyberSerial PCI card, Windows will notify you of
“New Hardware Found”. From the choices listed on the
screen, select:
“• Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer”
and click OK.
2. Insert the CyberSerial PCI Driver Installation diskette in
the floppy drive and click OK.
3. Make sure the path in the command line window is
A:\. Then, click on OK to install the driver files.
4. Remove the diskette and select Yes to restart your
computer to finish setting up the new hardware.
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CyberSer ial PCI User's Manual
To verify successful installation:
1. From the main desktop, click on My Computer, then
double-click on Control Panel, System, and Device
Manager.
2. Double-click on either one of the Ports (COM & LPT) or
SIIG CyberPCI device options. The CyberSerial PCI
16C550 (COMx) should be displayed when successfully
installed. The port is ready to connect your new device.
Speed Change
The default baud rate for your CyberSerial PCI is 115.2Kbps.
If you connect a higher speed device, you may change the
baud rate to support up to 460Kbps. Two DOS utility files,
cs1000hi.exe and cs1000lo.exe, are provided for changing
the speed.
Running cs1000hi.exe will permanently set the baud rate to
high speed. cs1000lo.exe enables you to switch back to the
default 115.2Kbps speed again, (following the same
procedures below.)
NOTE
Only switch to 460Kbps when using a device that
supports a baud rate faster than 115.2Kbps. Any
speed less than 115.2Kbps, keep at default setting.
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Software Installation
Perform the following steps to change the baud rate speed:
1. Start or reboot your system and press the <F8> function
key when the “Starting Windows 95” message is
displayed.
2. The “Microsoft Windows 95 Startup Menu” will be
displayed.
a. Select the “Safe mode command prompt only” option.
b. Insert the CyberSerial PCI Driver Installation diskette
in the floppy drive A.
c. From the C:\> prompt, type a: and press <Enter>.
d. Type cd dos and press <Enter>.
e. From the A:\DOS> prompt, type cs1000hi and press
<Enter>.
3. “Set highest baud rate = 460K” will be displayed.
4. Remove the diskette and reboot the system. Your system
is now ready to support speeds up to 460Kbps.
3-2 Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation
The Windows NT 4.0 drivers and associated files reside in
the NT subdirectory on the CyberSerial PCI Driver
Installation diskette. Perform the following steps to install
the Windows NT 4.0 drivers.
1 Start Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0.
2. Insert the CyberSerial PCI Driver Installation diskette in the
floppy drive A.
3. From the desktop, click on My Computer, then doubleclick on 3 1/2 Floppy (A:) and NT subdirectory.
4. Double-click on the setup.exe icon. When the program
opens to the “SIIG CyberSerial PCI Welcome” window,
click on Next to continue.
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