StarTech.com PCI8S9503V - Manuals

Page 3 - Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Driver Installat...

Page 4 - Requirements

2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a 3.3 volt/5 volt buffered high-speed serial card fromStarTech.com. Compatible with both 3.3 or 5 volt motherboards, this card adds eitherfour (PCI4S9503V) or eight (PCI8S950V) high-speed RS-232 ports to your system. Thecard uses a 16-Byte buffer in both the r...

Page 5 - Installation; Installing the Card

3 Installation Note: In one system, you can install two of these serial cards. You must differentiate between the two cards by using the jumper (located near the end of the card). The cardwith the jumper ON will be card number 1. The card with the jumper OFF will be cardnumber 2. Install the cards o...

Page 6 - Windows NT

4 Driver Installation Note: Depending on your operating system and the configuration of your system, the instructions below may not be identical to what you see on your screen. Windows Windows XP/2000 Once you turn your computer on after installing the card, Windows will automaticallydetect the new ...

Page 8 - DOS; • PCIPORT not in system. There is no card in the PCI slot.

6 DOS When installing multiple cards in DOS, it is important to install the card designated cardNumber 1 (with the jumper ON) first. 1. Change your active directory to the target directory: ex: c:\RAYON 2. Insert the driver disk into the disk drive and copy the DOS files from the driver diskette: ex...

Page 9 - LINUX; Card Definitions

7 LINUX 1. Login as super-user (SU) or root. 2. Change your directory to root and copy the driver diskette to the system: # cd /# tar xvf /dev/fd0 3. Change the directory to /etc/pciport and run the Install command: # cd /etc/pciport# ./Install 4. Follow the prompts to perform the following: • Choos...

Page 10 - SCO OpenServer

8 SCO OpenServer 1. Log in as a super-user (SU) or root. 2. Extract all the files on the diskette using the tar command: # cd /# tar xvf /dev/fd0135ds18 3. Change the directory to /etc/pciport and run the Build command: # cd /etc/pciport# ./build 4. Reboot your system. The device name will be /dev/t...

Page 11 - Technical Specifications

9 Technical Specifications Connectors DB 37-pin (female) Expansion Cable 37-pin (male) & 9-pin (male) Serial Interface RS-232 Bus Interface 32-bit universal PCI OS Compatibility Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP, Linux, and UNIX (SCO Open Server) Data Transfer Rate Up to 115.2 KBps Power Consumption 5...

Page 12 - Technical Support; Warranty Information; Limitation of Liability

10 Technical Support The following technical resources are available for this StarTech.com product: On-line help: We are constantly adding new information to the Tech Support section of our web site. Toaccess this page, click the Tech Support link on our homepage, www.startech.com. In thetech suppor...