StarTech.com PCI2S1P User manual

PCI Serial & Parallel Card

PCI2S1P Instruction Manual

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2 Port Serial and 1 Port High-Speed EPP/ECP Parallel Slot Saver PCI Card

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Installing the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Verifying Your Installation (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Accessory Products from StarTech.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a StarTech.com Slot Saver PCI card to your computer. This

product allows you to add 2 serial ports and 1 ECP parallel port to your computer using a

space-saving single card design. Perfect for small form factor and other reduced

footprint case designs, you can add support for your existing peripherals and devices

using Plug and Play setup and ports that often outperform integrated serial and parallel

ports.

Features

•Fully complies with the IEEE-1284 standard and supports BPP, SPP, EPP, and ECP

parallel data transfer modes

•Fast data transfer rates often outperform built-in ports (up to 960 Kbits/sec. on serial

ports, 1.5 Mbits/sec. on the parallel port)

•Complies with Plug and Play standards

•Backed by StarTech.com’s lifetime warranty

Before You Begin

To ensure a quick and easy card installation, please read through this section carefully

before attempting to install the card.

WARNING! PCI cards, like all computer equipment, can be severely damaged by static

electricity. Be sure that you are properly grounded before opening your computer case or

touching your PCI card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static strap

when installing any computer component. If an anti-static strap is unavailable, discharge

yourself of any static electricity build-up by touching a large grounded metal surface

(such as the computer case) for several seconds. Also be careful to handle the PCI card

by its edges and not the gold connectors.

System Requirements

•Acomputer with an available PCI slot

•Minimum Operating System Requirements: Windows

95/98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 or later, DOS, Linux

Contents

This package should contain:

•1x PCI2S1P PCI card and separate parallel port (with ribbon cable)

•1x Installation CD

•1x Instruction Manual

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Installation

This section will guide you through the installation of your PCI card and the related

software. Please read through the instructions carefully and complete each step in the

order listed.

Installing the Card

1. Make sure that your system is unplugged and you are grounded.

2. Remove the cover of your system (see your computer's user manual for details, if

necessary) and gently turn your computer onto its side.

3. Locate an empty PCI slot (usually white in color) and remove the metal plate that

covers the rear bracket. You may need a Phillips screwdriver to perform this step.

Retain the screw! You will need it to secure the card later.

4. Gently insert the card into the empty slot, making sure it is firmly seated.

5. Secure the card in place using the screw you removed in Step 3.

6. Connect the ribbon cable with the parallel port to the card with the red stripe facing

Pin 1 as indicated on the connector. Remove the metal plate from an available PCI

slot bracket. Secure the port in the empty bracket using the screw you removed.

7. Put the computer case back on.

Installing the Drivers

If you lose your installation CD, these drivers are available as a free download from our

website. Visit www.startech.com and click on the Downloads link for more information.

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PCI

Slots

Windows 95/98/98SE/ME

1. Windows should automatically detect the new hardware. At the Add New Hardware

Wizard window, click Next.

2. Select Search for the best driver for your devices (Recommended) and click

Next.

3. Insert the installation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM or other optical drive and

check the Specify a location option.

4. In the space provided, enter x:\win9x (where “x:” is the letter of your CD-

ROM drive and win9x is your OS version: one of win95, win98, winME) and click

Next.

5. The Wizard will copy the needed files. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the

installation. If prompted, restart the computer to begin using your devices.

Windows NT 4.0

1. Insert the installation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM or other optical drive and

double-click My Computer.

2. Double click the WinNT folder. Double-click the WinNT.exe file and follow the

on-screen prompts.

Windows 2000/XP/2003

1. Windows will automatically detect the new hardware and start the Add New

Hardware Wizard. Click Next.

2. Insert the installation CD that came with the card into your computer’s CD-ROM or

other compatible optical drive. Choose Install the software automatically. Click

Next.

3. You may receive a warning that the driver is not digitally signed. Choose Continue

Anyway when prompted to complete the installation.

4. When Windows is done copying files, you will see a message above the System Tray

(next to the clock) stating that the card is installed and ready to use. You may now

begin using your devices.

DOS and Linux Configuration

For configuration details for DOS please refer to the documents in the DOS folder on the

installation CD. For Linux configuration information, please refer to the “Troubleshooting”

section of this manual on the next page.

Verifying Your Installation (Windows)

Windows 95/98/98SE/ME

1. Go to Start >Settings >Control Panel.

2. Double click System.

3. Click the Hardware tab.

4. If the card and related components do not appear with a red xor yellow exclamation

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point (!) next to them, Windows has not detected a problem with the installation and

the card should function normally.

Windows 2000/XP/2003

1. Go to Start >Settings >Control Panel.

2. Double click System.

3. Click the Hardware tab and choose Device Manager.

4. If the card and related components do not appear with a red xor yellow exclamation

point (!) next to them, Windows has not detected a problem with the installation and

the card should function normally.

Troubleshooting

Q: Do these cards work with point-of-sale (POS) systems, manufacturing equipment,

software unlock keys, and other specialized applications?

A: The answer depends on whether the devices you need to use are designed to work

with specific system resources. Because StarTech.com PCI parallel and serial cards are

designed to work with the Plug and Play standard, the computer allocates the resources

needed to use the card in cooperation with the operating system (OS). Some software

applications and devices can only access a port using older reserved, pre-defined

resources (for example, LPT1 at memory address 378 and an IRQ setting of 7). Consult

your documentation to see if the software and/or hardware you are using has this

requirement. If so, you will not be able to use a PCI card. Instead, you can use an ISA-

based card like StarTech.com’s ISA1P (parallel) or ISA1S550 (serial) that can be hard-

configured to use a specific setting. Check the documentation for your computer or

motherboard to see if you have the necessary ISA slot(s) for this solution.

Q: I need to add several parallel ports to my computer, but I am having problems when I

have more than three parallel ports installed in my computer. Why?

A: While Windows will support more than three parallel ports (up to nine in total), LPT4

through LPT9 must be configured by editing critical system files, a task that should be

undertaken by experienced users only. Microsoft offers support on how to make those

modifications.

Q: I have installed the card, it is assigned a LPT port number and appears without any

warnings in Device Manager, but it does not appear as an option when I attempt to install

or re-configure a printer to the port. How can I correct this?

A: You can manually install the port(s) so they are available to printers, using the

following instructions:

1. On the opening screen of the Add Printer Wizard, click Next.

2. Choose Local Printer and uncheck Automatically detect and install my Plug and

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Play printer. Click Next.

3. Choose Create a new port and select Local Port from the Type: drop-down list. Click

Next.

4. A dialog box will appear that prompts you to enter a name for the new port. Type

LPTx in the box (where “x” is the number assigned in Device Manager to the port you

are adding, without a colon). Click OK.

5. Continue the rest of the printer installation process, following the on-screen prompts.

Q: I have installed the card, and a NetMos Parallel Port appears in Device Manager,

but does not have an LPT port number assigned. How can I correct this?

A: Right click the NetMos Parallel Port entry in Device Manager and choose Uninstall

from the menu. Power off the computer and re-install the card in a different PCI slot

according to the instructions in the manual.

Q: How do I install this card in Linux?

A: Once you have physically installed the card in the computer, follow the following steps

to activate the port(s) in the operating system:

1. List the resources assigned to the PCI card by typing this command:

more /proc/pci

The response will include something similar to the following, however, yours will be

different:

Bus 0, Device 11, function 0:

Serial controller : Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 01).

Vendor id=9710, Device id=9715

Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11

I/O at 0xc000 [0xc001] printer port 1

I/O at 0xc400 [0xc401] ECP/EPP config registers 1

I/O at 0xc800 [0xc801] printer port 2

I/O at 0xd000 [0xd001] ECP/EPP config registers 2

I/O at 0xd400 [0xd401] not used

I/O at 0xd800 [0xd801] not used

2. Unload the parport_pc.o module by typing in this command:

rmmod parport_pc.o

3. Reload the parport_pc.o module to include the new parallel port. The following

example assumes the resources discovered in step 1 and a built-in motherboard parallel

port with a memory address of 378 and an IRQ setting of 7.

insmod parport_pc.o io=0x378,0xc000,0xc800 irq=7,11,none

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The first port assigned will be /dev/lp0, the second will be /dev/lp1, etc. In this case, the

built-in parallel port will be assigned /dev/lp0, and the port on the PCI parallel card will be

/dev/lp1. You will need to follow a similar configuration methodology for the serial

port module: contact your documentation or an experienced Linux user for details.

Q: I am having trouble printing using a port on the PCI parallel card, but the card and

printer seem to be installed correctly. How can I fix this problem?

A: Some older printers may have drivers that may have difficulty working with virtual

ports, since they do not use specific hardware resources. To test whether this is the

case, you can try installing a newer printer on the problem port. If it prints correctly, then

it is likely a software problem: download the most current drivers from the Web site of the

printer manufacturer to see if that corrects the issue. If not, move the printer to a built-in

printer port permanently and use a newer printer with the port(s) on the PCI card. If that

is not possible, you can use an ISA-based card like StarTech.com’s ISA1P that can be

hard-configured to use a specific setting. Check the documentation for your computer or

motherboard to see if you have the necessary ISA slot(s) for this solution.

Q: Is this card Mac compatible?

A: No. It is designed to be used with Intel and compatible-based computers only.

Specifications

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Interface: Standard PCI 5v

Full profile card + parallel port (via ribbon cable)

Maximum Data Transfer Speed: 960 Kbits/sec. (serial)

1.5 Mbits/sec. (parallel)

Number/Type of Ports: 2 x 9-pin female RS-232 serial

1 x 25-pin female parallel (via ribbon cable)

Parallel Transfer Standards Supported: IEEE-1284 (BPP, SPP, PS2, EPP, ECP modes)

Regulatory and Other Certifications: FCC Class B, CE, UL

Accessory Products from StarTech.com

Contact your local StarTech.com dealer or visit www.startech.com for cables or other

accessories that will help you get the best performance out of your new product.

6 ft. Straight Through Serial/Parallel Cable DB25 M/F

SC6MF

6 ft. Straight Through Serial/Parallel Cable DB25 M/M

SC6MM

10 ft. Straight Through Serial/Parallel Cable DB25 M/F

SC10MF

10 ft. Straight Through Serial/Parallel Cable DB25 F/F

SC10FF

10 ft. Straight Through Serial/Parallel Cable DB25 M/F

SC10MF

20 ft. Straight Through Serial/Parallel Cable DB25 M/F

SC20MF

20 ft. Straight Through Serial/Parallel Cable DB25 M/M

SC20MM

50 ft. Straight Through Serial/Parallel Cable DB25 M/M

SC50MM

6 ft. Parallel Printer Cable

PB6_

10 ft. Parallel Printer Cable

PB10

20 ft. Parallel Printer Cable

PC20

30 ft. Parallel Printer Cable

PC30

50 ft. Parallel Printer Cable

PC50

6 ft. Parallel File Transfer Cable

PTXFER6

15 ft. Parallel File Transfer Cable

PTXFER15

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