StarTech.com PCI2S422DB9 - Manual (Page 6)

5. Click Yes when asked to restart your computer.
To Verify Installation
1. Go to your Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
2. Click the Device Manager tab.
3. Click the plus (+) symbol next to Ports (COM & LPT). Two new serial ports
(numbered COMxx) should appear without exclamation marks or other errors.
Windows 2000/XP
1. Windows will detect new hardware on startup and the Add New Hardware Wizard
will appear.
2. Insert the CD that came with the serial card. Choose Install the software
automatically. Click Next.
3. It may take several moments for Windows to search your drives for the driver files.
The wizard will open a dialog box that says Please select the best match for your
hardware from the list below. Choose the option with a location of
x:\RS422&485 Serial\win2k and xp (where “x:” is the letter assigned to your CD-
ROM drive) and click Next.
4. You may receive a warning that the driver file has not been digitally signed. When
prompted, choose Continue Anyway to continue the driver installation.
5. Windows may detect another device (“Serial Port 1” or similar) immediately
following the completion of the card software installation. If the Add New Hardware
Wizard appears again, repeat steps 2 through 4 from above.
6. Click Yes when asked to restart your computer.
To Verify Installation
1. Go to your Control Panel and double-click the System icon.
3. Click the Hardware tab.
4. Click the Device Manager button.
5. Click the plus (+) symbol next to Ports (COM & LPT). Two new serial ports
(numbered COMxx) should appear without exclamation marks or other errors.
For Other Operating Systems (DOS, Linux)
Software and/or instructions for installing the serial card under other operating systems
are included on the installation CD. To access these instructions, go to the “\RS422&485
Serial” folder on the CD that came with the serial card and look in the subfolder for the
operating system you wish to use.
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