Rosewill RC-300 - Manual (Page 2)

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User Manual 1-Port Serial PCI Adapter RC300
Overview
This PCI I/O card is a single RS-232 port controller with PCI bus interface and uses an all-in-
one solution from NetMos Technology, which provides superior performance and unmatched
data transfer rates. The most advanced feature is it uses of a single interrupt, which is set
automatically by the host system and share among all on-board I/O ports and supports printer
interface as well as PS2, EPP & ECP modes.
Features
• Chipset: NetMos Nm9820
• OS power: Single 5V operation
• Bus: PCI 2.1s 32bit, 33MHz
• Data Transfer Rate: 1Mbytes/s (serial port)
• Selectable receive trigger levels
• PCI compatible single UART
• Modem control signals
• On chip oscillator
• 16Byte transmit-receive FIFO (UART)
• Software programmable mode selects
• Programmable baud rate generator
• Support plug & play features and makes installation fast and easy.
• Supports WindowsXP, Windows98, Windows95, Windows2000 & Windows NT 4.0.
Installing the PCI I/O controller card into your computer
1. Turn off your computer and all external devices connect it.
2. Remove the computer’s cover. Refer to your computer user’s manual for more details.
3. Find an available PCI slot and remove the metal bracket. Save the bracket screw for later
use.
4. Align the PCI I/O controller horizontally with respect to the PCI slot and insert it into the
slot firmly and evenly. Take care not to force it into the slot. Once you have properly
positioned the PCI I/O controller card into the slot, fasten it to the computer case with the
bracket screw you have saved.
5. Replace the computer’s cover.
6. Turn your computer on. You are now read to install the driver!
Driver Installation
Windows 95/98/2000/XP
Once the PCI I/O card is installed and the computer is restarted, Windows will detect the board