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5.2 DSP-100 Resource Settings in Windows 2000
Windows 2000 maintains a registry of all known hardware installed within the
computer. Inside this hardware registry Windows 2000 keeps track of all the
computer's resources, such as base I/O addresses, IRQ levels, and DMA channels. In
the case of a PC Card (PCMCIA) type board, Windows 2000 configures the new
hardware using free resources it finds within the hardware registry, and updates the
registry automatically.
To view and / or edit hardware devices in Windows 2000 use the system Device
Manager. To access Device Manager right click My Computer icon on the Windows
2000 desktop and select Properties from the pull down menu. Then select the
Hardware tab located at the top of the window and finally click on the Device
Manager located in the center of the window.
Windows 2000 handles the DSP-100 as a "parent/child device".
v The DSP-100 is the "parent device" and is listed under the hardware class
Quatech Multi-Port Serial Devices in the device manager.
v Each serial port is a "child device" of the "parent device" DSP-100. There are 2
child COM ports for the DSP-100 which are listed under the hardware class
Ports (COM & LPT).
5.2.1 Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager
1. Start the Windows 2000 Device Manager (refer to above instruction) .
2. Double click on the hardware class Quatech Multi-Port Serial Devices to
list hardware devices in the class.
3. The DSP-100 “parent device” belongs to this hardware class. The device
name for the DSP-100 is Quatech DSP-100 PCMCIA Two-RS-232 Serial
Adapter.
4. Open the Properties dialog for the DSP-100 device by double clicking on
Quatech DSP-100 PCMCIA Two-RS-232 Serial Adapter, then click the
Resources tab to view the Input/Output Range and Interrupt Request
resource allocations.
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