1. IOPCI.ZIP Driver
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ReadMe.txt Driver File Contents (IOPCI.ZIP)

INSTALLATION NOTES FOR SERIAL or PARALELL PCI PRODUCTS UNDER NT4.0:


STEP1 BIOS(CMOS SETTINGS)

a) Shut down the Computer and enter your BIOS (CMOS) setup.  Ensure that PnP OS installed is set to NO or DISABLED.  
Reserve IRQs you have chosen for jumpered cards to Legacy ISA. This will eliminate any possibility of conflicts being created with those devices. Make sure that there is an IRQ available for our card.
Do this in the following manner:
Enter PNP CONFIGURATION SETUP.
Change RESOURCES CONTROLLED BY from AUTO to MANUAL.
Scroll down to the IRQ assigned to our card and change that IRQ from PCI/ISA PnP to Legacy ISA to make it unavailable for our card.  If all the IRQs are made unavailable then the PCI product will not install.
The previous method applies to an Award BIOS version 4.51 PG.  Consult your motherboard manual to find similar settings changes and how to enter your BIOS setup.
 
STEP2 INSTALLING CARD:

a) With the power off place the PCI card into a PCI slot.
b) Power up the computer and boot into Windows NT4.0 and log on as Administrator.
c) Run the setup.exe located on the NT4.0 directory on the floppy.
d) After setup has completed and the system has rebooted verify that the card has installed properly by going to Start Settings Control Panel and entering the PCI Ports Control Panel Applet.

STEP3 ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT (FOR PARALLEL PCI PORTS ONLY)
To change the address assignment for the Parallel PCI go to Start Settings Control Panel and Double Click the PCI Ports Icon.
The PCI Ports Control Panel Applet will appear and the Parallel Port(s) will appear under the Parallel Ports Tree.
The Parallel PCI allows for manual Address Assignments.  There are two manual addresses available: 0378 and 0278.
To change the address then select the port you wish to change and click  Properties.  In the drop down list for Base I/O Port Address you will have a choice of Default (PCI bus assigned address), 0378 or 0278.
If you are installing a printer to the Parallel PCI choose the PCI Bus assigned address.  
If you are installing a non-printer peripheral such as a scanner or external drive then choose either 0278 or 0378 . Ensure that you do not assign the Parallel PCI to an address used by your onboard parallel port. To find out where your OnBoard Parallel Port is installed go to Start - Programs - Adminstrative Tools - Windows NT Diagnostics.  Enter the Resources Tab and then click the Devices button to the bottom right.  In the list of Devices that appear, double click the ParPort device.  The IO address associated with the ISA bus is the OnBoard Parallel Port Address.
	

TROUBLESHOOTING 

The drivers will show messages in the Event Viewer regarding success or failure.  If you are having trouble go to Start - Programs - Administrative Tools - Event Viewer.  Ensure that the System Log is enabled from the Log Menu.  Write down any messages reported by the following services:
DetectLava,
SerialLava,
Serial,
and,
ParPort.
Consult your manual or tech support for relevant solutions.  


USE OF CONTROL PANEL APPLET
1. The Control Applet was written in a "Plug and Play" manner.  It will attempt to install your card and attempt to show you any conflicts.
2. Information from the Control Applet installation is written to the System Log.  Please refer there for more detailed information.
3. It is strongly recommended that you use the supplied PCI Ports Control Panel Applet for both installation and to make user-defined settings changes.
4. By clicking in the PCI Ports Control Panel Applet you will find information on your PCI product.  Double click it and you will see one of these possibilities:
* Just the icon, indicates NO CONFLICTS.
* Red "X" through the icon, indicates the hardware has been disabled.  This can happen if you override the standard Com settings.  Accessing the System Log will indicate the overlap in the Com Registers.
* Blue "!" exclamation point, indicates a System Conflict.
* Yellow "?" question mark, indicates a card not enumerated by the System (the conflict is unresolved).