SIIG JJ-P20511-S3 Quick Installation Manual

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2-Port Serial 550-Value
Quick Installation Guide

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Introducing the 2-Port Serial 550-Value

The 2-Port Serial 550-Value provides two 16550 UART
serial ports which supports data transfer rates up to
16 Mb/s.

Features and Benefits

• Adds 2 RS-232 9-pin serial ports to your PCI enabled
system

• Compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision

2.3

• 16C550 UART and supports serial data rate up to
16 Mb/s

• Deep FIFOs enable high serial data throughput and
reduce CPU utilization

• Conforms to PCI v2.2 Plug and Play

• Can be installed in 32-/64-bit, 3.3v/5v PCI and

PCI-X slots

• Full support for DOS- and Windows-based software

System Requirements

• Pentium or equivalent computer with an available
PCI slot

• Windows® 8 (32-/64-bit) / 7 (32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-
/64-bit) / XP (32-/64-bit) / Server 2003 & 2008 (32­/64-bit) / Server 2008 R2 / 2000 / ME / 98SE / 98 /
95, DOS

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Package Contents

• SIIG 2-Port Serial 550-Value

• Driver CD

• Quick installation guide

Board Layout

Figure 1: Layout

Serial (S1)

Serial (S2)

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.

Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage
your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in
your body by touching your computer case for a few
seconds. Avoid any contact with internal parts and handle
cards only by their external edges.

1. Turn OFF the power to your computer.

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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.

5. Replace the slot bracket screw to secure the card.

6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power
cord.

Software Installation

This section provides the steps on how to install the
2-Port Serial 550-Value drivers. Please make sure the board
is installed before proceeding with the driver installation.

Windows 8 (32-/64-bit) / 7 (32-/64-bit) / Server
2008 R2

1. Install the board and boot up Windows.

2. Right click Computer, click Manage, click Device
Manager.

3. Insert the driver CD. Close the AutoPlay box if
prompted.

4. Right click PCI Serial Port listed first, click Update
Driver Software.

5. Click Browse my computer for updated software.
For 32-bit: Type D:\32bit, click Next. (Change D: to

match your CD-ROM drive letter)
For 64-bit: Type D:\64bit, click Next. (Change D: to

match your CD-ROM drive letter)

6. At Windows has successfully updated your driver
software, click Close.

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7. Right click PCI Serial Port, click Update Driver
Software.

8. Repeat steps 5 & 6 and restart the computer.

Windows Vista (32-bit)

1. At the Found New Hardware window, click Locate
and install driver software (recommended), click
Continue.

2. Click I don't have the disc. Show me other options.

3. Click Browse my computer for driver software.

4. Insert the driver CD. Close the AutoPlay box if
prompted.

5. Type D:\32bit, click Next. (Change D: to match your
CD-ROM drive letter)

6. At The software for this device has been
successfully installed, click Close to complete the
installation, then restart the computer.

Windows Vista (64-bit)

1. At the Found New Hardware window, click Locate
and install driver software (recommended), click
Continue.

2. Click Don't search online.

3. Click I don't have the disc. Show me other options.

4. Click Browse my computer for driver software.

5. Insert the driver CD. Close the AutoPlay box if
prompted.

6. Type D:\64bit, click Next. (Change D: to match
your CD-ROM drive letter)

7. At The software for this device has been
successfully installed, click Close, then restart the
computer.