Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Xtreme/PCI Express Drivers
File: Readme.txt
Date: 08/01/2008 ver 1.01
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1) INTRODUCTION
2) INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION
3) DRIVER INSTALLATION
4) RECENT BUG FIXES & ENHANCEMENTS IN THE DRIVER
5) ACCESSING ADVANCED COM PORT PROPERTIES
6) CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
1) INTRODUCTION
The following ReadMe file contains information on how to install
Connect Tech's Xtreme/PCI Express Serial Driver for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista.
2) INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION:
This package contains serial drivers for use on Connect Tech's
Xtreme/PCI Express multi-port serial boards.
The Connect Tech Xtreme/PCI Express features compatibility with standard
16x50 multi-port serial cards. The Xtreme/PCI Express also features other
modes of operation to achieve high performance and efficiency. The Xtreme/PCI
Express is a PCI compliant Plug and Play device under Windows 2000, XP,
Windows Server 2003 and Vista. The Xtreme/PCI Express features
baud rates of up to 15.625Mb baud and automatic hardware and software
flow control under Windows 2000/XP/2003. This ensures high through-put
and virtually eliminates data loss, while not over burdening your CPU.
For a more detailed description of our products please visit our
WWW site at: http://www.connecttech.com
3) Xtreme/PCI Express, DRIVER INSTALLATION:
Installation consists of installing the Xtreme/PCI Express
into a PCI/PCI Express slot and booting up Windows XP/2000/2003/Vista. The PCI
BIOS and Windows will detect the board as an unknown PCI device, and will
request that you insert the driver CD\diskette. Windows XP/2000/2003/Vista drivers
are installed using information provided in an .inf file. The driver
files can be found on the Xtreme/PCI Express distribution
CD. Simply use the Windows device driver installation dialogue
by telling it the location of the driver files.
For Example a:\ or c:\temp\ or where ever you have placed them.
Caution: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista may tend to get confused as to the location
of the driver files and may ask you again where they are located. Simply
tell the Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista once again where the driver files
are and the installation will continue.
Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista will now "detect" and install all the Xtreme/PCI Express ports
into the system. This process takes a few minutes.
The new Xtreme/PCI Express Serial ports should be compatible with
all Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista serial applications, for example Procomm Plus, RAS
and so on.
4) RECENT RELEASES and ENHANCEMENTS TO THE DRIVER:
Revision 1.01 August 01 2008
The following is a summary of the changes in this release:
1. 1st release. Beta.
5) ACCESSING ADVANCED COM PORT PROPERTIES:
The following instructions outline the process used to access the
driver's advanced COM port properties configuration dialogue.
From the Control Panel double click on the System Icon.
The system properties dialog box will pop up and click on the
Hardware Tab.
Click on Device Manager button.
Double Click the Ports (COM & LPT) section.
Double Click the COM port you want to change. This will bring up a
Properties page.
Click on the "Settings" Tab.
RS485 OPTIONS
If the port is a RS485 port (as opposed to the standard RS232),
selections for different RS485 modes will be enabled. The default is
Full Duplex, but 1/2 duplex and Multi-Drop Slave are also available.
See the on-line help for a description of these modes.
COM PORT NUMBER
A combo box is also provided to allow for COM port number reassignment
if necessary.
There are a number of things that can be changed here.
Click on the "FIFOs" Tab.
FIFO LEVELS
Receive and transmit buffer FIFO levels can be changed. Higher
values may increase performance, but sometimes high buffer levels can
cause connection problems. Usually the best setting is to leave them
in the default position.
6) CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
If you have any problems, questions or suggestions regarding the
Xtreme/PCI Express please feel free to contact Connect Tech Inc.
Connect Tech can be reached in a variety of ways:
MAIL: Connect Tech Inc.
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1K 1S6
TEL 1 519 836 1291 or 1-800-426-8979 in North America
FAX 1 519 836 4878
INTERNET:
Sales: sales@connecttech.com
Tech Support: support@connecttech.com
WWW: http://www.connecttech.com
Be sure to check the support section of our home page for answers to
technical questions at http://www.connecttech.com. Also be sure to
browse the knowledge data base. If you do not find what you are
looking for, please contact the support department and let us know.
We will be glad to help you.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.