Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a StarTech.com powered PCI serial card. This product adds
high speed serial ports to your computer, and includes 5 and 12 volt power support for
connected peripherals. For added flexibility this card also supports 5 volt (32-bit PCI)
and 3.3 volt (64-bit PCI-X) computer interfaces, and includes drivers for 64-bit editions of
Windows.
Features
• Adds high speed RS-232 serial ports to your computer
• Additional power connector to support 5 or 12 volt self-powered serial peripherals
•Works in both standard 32-bit (5 volt) PCI and 64-bit (3.3 volt) PCI-X expansion slots
• Provides transfer rates of up to 920 Kbits/sec, supports half and full duplex
• Fully Plug and Play compliant for easy setup and configuration
Before You Begin
System Requirements
•Acomputer running Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98SE/98/95, DOS/Windows 3.1,
Linux/UNIX
• An available standard or low-profile PCI or PCI-X slot
•ACD-ROM or other optical drive (for driver software installation)
Contents
This package should contain:
•1 x PCI serial card (includes a low-profile slot bracket)
•1 x Installation CD
•1 x 2-port or 4-port DB9 “dongle” connector
•1 x Instruction Manual
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.
Instruction Manual
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