Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LavaPort-Quad Lava Computer
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La v aP ort-Quad Installation Manual Rev . B00 LAV A COMPUTERS QUAD SERIAL PCI P.N. MOKO L75.2 MADE IN CANADA PNMOKO S-1 MADEIN JAPAN 0255351.
2 Congratulations on y our purchase of the LavaP ort-Quad Com Port Accelerat or for 56K and ISDN external modems and other high-speed serial peripherals. Included with your package, you should hav e the following: 1. The Lav aPort-Quad printed circuit board 2.
3 C ontents Quick Install Installing the LavaP ort-Quad Hardware Windows Installation · Changing Port Numbers (Com 3/4/5 etc.) · Setting LavaP ort Data R ates · Setting LavaP ort FIFO Control · Flow C ontrol · Lava Modem Speed Set - f or 230.4 kbps Windows NT 4.
4 Quick Install Windo ws95/98 1. With the power off , insert the LavaP or t-Quad card into any fr ee PCI slot. 2. Launch Windows - new hardware will be f ound. 3. When prompted , inser t the LavaP ort-Quad installation diskette and select the file “Lav a.
5 Hardwar e Installation 1. Before opening the casing of y our computer , make sure that all power is off . 2. Locate an unused PCI slot and insert the LavaP ort-Quad into it. Ensure that it is well seated . 3. Screw the metal backplane of the LavaP ort-Quad board to your PC’ s casing and replace the machine ’ s c over .
6 Windo ws Driver Installa tion Windo ws Installation Note: Make sure that you are installing the correct Lav aPort-Quad drivers for the appr opriate operating system. DO NO T install NT or Windo ws 3.x drivers under other versions of Windows 1. With the power turned off , insert the LavaP or t-Quad card into any free PCI slot in your PC.
7 4. The Lav aPort-Quad hardware appears in Device Manager in two places: under the Multi-function Adapters tree and as part of the Ports tree. Please note that an y changes to the Resources (I/O Addr.
8 5. Click on Ports and select one of the por ts listed under the heading LavaP ort PCI. 6. Click Properties. The following screen will appear:.
9 7. Click the Resources tab . A screen similar to the f ollowing will appear: Note: Do not be alarmed if Windo ws reports an I/O Range or IRQ conflict between the LavaP ort-Quad and some other device in your PC. The Lav aPort-Quad is a fully compliant PCI device , and therefore allows for the sharing of IRQ and I/O Resouces between devices .
10 The Lav aPort-Quad hardware appears in Device Manager in two places: under the Multi-function Adapters tree and as part of the Ports tree. Please note that the Resources (I/O A ddress & IRQ) used by the LavaP ort-Quad can only be modified through the LavaP ort Parent device - listed under Multi-function Adapters.
11 Unless you already ha ve more than 4 Com P orts installed in your PC, Windows will by default configure the La vaP ort-Quad por ts as Com5 through Com8.
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13 The data rate of the La vaP or t may be set using the Bits per Second pull down menu. Please note that this menu will also appear when setting the “P ort Properties” in any communications application, and may have to be set independently of your Contr ol Panel settings.
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15 Setting Lav aP or t FIFO C ontrol in W indows.
16 Each of the LavaP ort-Quad’ s four ports incorporates a 64-b yte FIFO (first- in-first-out) buffer . The FIFO control tabs set the buff er “trigger” levels.
17 Flow C ontrol refers to the type of signaling that is used between the modem and the LavaP ort. If you are connecting the Lav aPort to a modem or ISDN terminal adapter , use the default setting of Hardware (RTS/CTS) flo w control. Software Flow Contr ol (Xon/Xoff ) is used only f or connecting the LavaP ort to a non-modem serial device (e.
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The Lav aPort-Quad suppor ts data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 k bps. However , not all modems suppor t Com P or t rates abov e 115.
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Windo ws NT 4.0 Installation Windo ws NT Driver Installa tion 1. Once the Lav aPort-Quad is installed in your PC, turn on your computer and start NT . 2. Place the Lav aPort-Quad installation diskette into your floppy drive and select Run from the Star t Menu.
22 Please note that Com 1 ma y not appear in this applet if you have y our mouse attached to Com 1..
23 The Lav aPort-Quad suppor ts data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 k bps. However , not all modems suppor t Com P or t rates abov e 115.
La va C omputer MFG Inc. La va T echnical Suppor t 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday t o Frida y (Eastern Time) T el: +416 674-5942 F ax: + 416 674-8262 E-mail: tech@lav alink.com Internet: www .la valink.com This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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