StarTech.com PEX8S952 - Manual (Page 4)

Instruction Manual
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Introduction
The PEX8S952 8 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART
allows you to turn a PCI Express slot into eight RS232 (DB9) serial connections using
the included breakout cable.
The serial card is based on a native single chip design, that allows you to harness the
full capability of PCI Express (PCIe) - providing optimum reliability and speed, and
reducing the load applied to the CPU by as much as 48% over conventional serial
cards.
Packaging Contents
• 1 x PCI Express Serial Card
• 1 x 8 port DB9 break-out cable
• 1 x Driver CD
• 1 x Instruction Manual
System Requirements
• PCI Express enabled computer with an available PCI Express slot
• Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP/ Server 2003/ Vista/ Server 2008 R2/ 7
(32/64-bit), or Windows XPe, or WinCE 4.2/ 5.0/ 6.0, or Linux®