Targus PA082U, PA082, PA084, PA088, PA096 User Manual
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Targus USB Port
Adapter
USER’S GUIDE
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Targus USB Port Adapter
Congratulations on your purchase of a Targus USB Port
Adapter. This ultra portable expansion cable directly connects
to your computer via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
This user’s guide describes how to connect the adapter to your
computer, install software and hardware drivers, and attach and
configure devices. It applies to the following models:
• PA082 – Mobile Mini Port Replicator (serial and parallel)
• PA084 – USB to Ethernet Cable
• PA088 – USB to Serial Cable
• PA096 – USB to Parallel Cable
In addition to this user’s guide, this package contains one of the
Targus USB Port Adapter models listed above and a driver
software diskette.
System Requirements
To use the adapter, your computer must meet the following
hardware requirements and run one of the operating systems
listed below.
Hardware Operating System
• PC with a Pentium® processor or
equivalent and a hard disk drive
• USB V.1.1 compliant port
• Standard diskette drive
• Windows
2000/XP
®
98/Me/
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Installing the Device and Drivers
To use the Targus USB Port Adapter, you must first install its
driver software onto your computer. Then, you can connect it to
your computer and install the hardware drivers for the adapter’s
port(s).
WARNING: You must install the driver software BEFORE
connecting the adapter to your computer. Otherwise, the
adapter will not work properly.
Installing the Driver Software and Connecting the
Adapter to Your Computer
1 Turn on your computer (if it’s turned off).
2 Insert the driver software diskette into your computer’s
diskette drive.
3Click
path of your diskette drive) and click
The Welcome screen appears.
Start, Run, then enter A:\Setup.exe (where A: is the
OK.
Sample Welcome screen (Windows® XP operating system)
3
4Click
Next.
5 If you are running the Windows
®
XP operating system,
the Important Information screen appears. Click
Next.
The Setup program begins installing the software
drivers.
The Driver Setup Complete screen appears.
Sample Driver Setup Complete screen
(Windows
6Click Finish.
You can now connect the adapter to your computer. To do this,
plug the standard USB end of the cable ( ) into an
available USB port on your computer.
®
XP operating system)
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Installing the Hardware Drivers
Depending on which model of adapter you have, the adapter
needs one or more of the following device drivers installed for
its ports:
• Ethernet 10/100
• Serial Interface Controller
• Parallel Interface Controller
Windows
Once you have installed the driver software and connected the
adapter to your computer, the device drivers for the ports begin
installing automatically.
This installation process takes a few minutes. The operating
system does not prompt when installation is complete. Watch
for all applicable hardware drivers to be installed before
opening another application or connecting devices to the
adapter.
®
98/Me Operating System
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