APPENDIX
E
WINDOWS2000 CONFIGURATION
Welcome to the Decision PCCOM PCI cards
series. This series enables you to utilize the built in plug
and play functionality of Windows 2000, combined with the
power of PCI based serial communication. During the boot-up of
Windows 2000 the hardware will be automatically detected by the WINDOWS
2000, just ignore this dialog box by clicking cancel and during login, use the administrator user name for
installation
E.1 Installation
- For optimum PnP functionality, please install one card at
a time.
- Unplug your PC, open it and install one Decision PCCOM
PCI card.
- Start your computer and wait until Windows 2000 is loaded.
- Windows 2000 will
detect the new PCI card that is installed in your computer, and
will prompt you for a proper driver.
- Insert the device driver CD into your computer, and make
sure Windows 2000 finds the drivers by eventually browsing through the
directory structure of the CD.
- After installing the core device drivers for the PCI
card, Windows 2000 will detect and install software for each COM port on
the card.
- After
Windows 2000 has detected and configured all ports, you may begin using
the PCI card. Inside the Control Panel, you will see the Icon of Decision PCCOM Adapters, indicating that the
driver has been successfully installed..
- Double
click the Icon Decision PCCOM
Adapters,
another window will appear on screen and will display an
installed card with corresponding COM port
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