1. 8255PIO_drivers.zip Driver
2. readme.txt File Contents

readme.txt Driver File Contents (8255PIO_drivers.zip)

DOS/Windows 95/98/2000 INSTALLATION FILE FOR LAVA 8255-PIO PCI CARDS

NOTES ON INSTALLING THE LAVA 8255-PIO PCI CARD IN Windows 95/98/2000

Lava 8255-PIO PCI cards do not use a setup utility to install in
Windows. They install using the New Hardware wizard that appears
when Windows boots up. The wizard searches your hard and floppy
drives for a .inf file that includes the setup information for the 8255-PIO:

  - for Windows 95 please use Win_95\pioport.inf on the installation disk
  - for Windows 98 please use Win_98\pioport.inf on the installation disk 
  - for Windows 2000 please use Win_2000\pioport.inf on the installation disk

Sometimes, Windows does not find this file so it is necessary to
reinstall the card.

The following procedure will reinstall the card:

1) Right Click on My Computer from the desktop and enter Properties
and then Device Manager. Enter the section called Other Devices,
PIOPort or Unknown Devices.
2) Remove the reference to either Lava 8255 PIO PCI card or
PCI Controller or PCI port by right clicking on it and entering Uninstall.
3) Shut down your computer normally and ensure that the 8255-PIO card
is seated properly in the PCI slot.
4) Re-enter Windows. When the New Hardware wizard appears direct
it to the correct Windows .inf file.
5) Let Windows search for the 8255-PIO installation file and reinstall
the card correctly.

CLEANING UP THE .INF FILE

If you are updating the .inf file from a previous version of this
file it is necessary to remove the old version. You must go to the
Windows\inf for Windows 2000 folder (Windows\inf\other 
for Windows 95/98 folder).

If you don't see the inf folder then your folder options are
set to hide that folder. To see the folder go to:

	View | Folder Options | View
	
In there make sure that the "show all files" option is set.

The Lava .inf file is found under the name oemX.inf for Windows 2000,
where X is some integer. The .inf file is pioport.inf for
Windows 95/98. Using notepad.exe, edit each oemX.inf file and
look for a reference to Lava. If there is a reference to Lava
then remove that file. Also, remove the associated oemX.pnf
that is located here as well. 

NOTES ON INSTALLING THE LAVA 8255-PIO PCI CARD IN DOS/WIN 3.X

1) With the power off on your computer, insert the LAVA 8255-PIO
PCI card into an empty PCI slot.
2) Power up the computer and boot into DOS mode.
3) Run the Lavaconf.exe utility found on the DOS directory
on the diskette provided.
4) Record the IO addresses and IRQ that it reports.
5) Use the addresses reported by this utility to
configure the ports in your DOS application. Refer to the
applications manual or Readme.txt for details on how to
configure the port in this application.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

To resolve any any issues you may have with your Lava product,
please visit our Web site at http://www.lavalink.com, then
click support. If there is not an FAQ that resolves your
issue send us an e-mail at tech@lavalink.com.

Lava Computer MFG Inc. 3:20 PM 3/3/01