B&B Electronics PCMCIA High Speed Serial Card CE 232HSPCC - Manual (Page 9)

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232HSPCC Resource Settings in Windows 9x
To view and/or edit hardware devices in Windows 9x, use the system Device
Manager. Consult Windows 9x on-line help for details on the use of the
Device Manager.
1. Open the Windows 9x System Properties window. To access the System
Properties window double click the System icon in the Windows 95
control panel, or click the My Computer icon on the Windows 95 desktop
with the right mouse button and select Properties from the pull down
menu.
2. Click the Device Manager tab located along the top of the System
Properties box. This lists all hardware devices connected to your
computer. Configuration information is available on any of these devices
via the Properties command button.
3. Double click the device group Ports (COM and LPT) . The 232HSPCC
device name should appear in the list of adapters.
4. Click the 232HSPCC’s device name and then click the Properties button
to open a Port Properties box for this hardware adapter.
5. Click the Resources tab located along the top of the properties box.
6. The current address and interrupt configuration assigned by Windows 95
is shown in this window. Several predefined Basic Configurations have
been included allowing easy selection of different configurations that
match standard serial port settings.
7. When selecting a different basic configuration from the "Setting based on
list" pay attention to the Conflicting device list information. Try to select
a configuration that displays "No conflicts". If resource conflicts can be
resolved by switching to one of the predefined basic configurations then
skip down to the last step.
8. To modify any of the system resources showing a conflict click the
resource name and click the Change Setting button. An Edit Resource
window will open up. Note that basic configuration 7 must be selected to
modify the I/O address resource.
9. Inside the Edit Resource window click on the up/down arrows to the right
of the resource value. This scrolls you through all of the allowable
resources for the 232HSPCC. Pay attention to the conflict information at
the bottom of the window. Select a resource value that reports "No
devices are conflicting". Click
OK to save your changes, or Cancel to
abort.
10. Repeat the above steps to resolve of resource conflicts. Once satisfied
with the settings make a note of the new settings and click the OK button
to accept. Clicking the Cancel button does not save your changes.
11. The 232HSPCC will automatically be reconfigured to the new resources
specified. Any time the 232HSPCC is inserted Windows 95 will attempt
to configure the card at these resource settings. Click the
Use Automatic
Settings to reset the 232HSPCC for automatic configuration.