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    I/O Adapter Turbo Series Turbo 2x2 2 High-Speed Serial Por ts and 2 Parallel Por ts Turbo 1x1 1 High-Speed Serial Por t and 1 Parallel Por t Plug and Play! 9361.p65 2/11/99, 11:02 AM 1[...]

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    2 IO T urbo Series 9361.p65 2/11/99, 11:02 AM 2[...]

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    3 3 3 3 3 Bef Bef Bef Bef Bef or or or or or e e e e e Y Y Y Y Y ou Beg ou Beg ou Beg ou Beg ou Beg in y in y in y in y in y our Installa our Installa our Installa our Installa our Installa tion tion tion tion tion The pr oduct you have pur chased is designed to be easily installed into most IBM PC or compatible systems. Many pr oducts have lar ge,[...]

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    4 IO T urbo Series The Standar d Fr ee T echnical Support number is for quick answers to specific inquiries on product featur es and technical questions (call 561- 561- 561- 561- 561- 241-8088 241-8088 241-8088 241-8088 241-8088 ; M-F , 8 am to 6:30 pm EST). Direct access to technical support r epresentatives is pr ovided on a limited basis. If you[...]

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    5 5 5 5 5 CONTENTS Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......[...]

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    6 IO T urbo Series Congratulations on the pur chase of your Plug-and-Play compatible IO T urbo Series fr om Boca, a leader in high-tech computer enhancement pr oducts. The str eamlined EXPRESS Install pr ovided on pages 8-1 1 is intended for mor e knowledgeable and experienced users. P ack ag e Contents Y our package contents will vary based on the[...]

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    7 7 7 7 7 T urbo 1x1 (1 SERIAL/1 P ARALLEL POR T) DRIVER DISKETTE EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS Install Install Install Install Install IMPOR IMPOR IMPOR IMPOR IMPOR T T T T T ANT ANT ANT ANT ANT : : : : : Before starting note the following: • T ake a few minutes now and read this manual befor e installing your IO T urbo Series adapter [...]

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    8 IO T urbo Series EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS Install Install Install Install Install WITH POWER OFF, remove your system cover and install card in a 16-bit slot. 1 1 1 1 1 Attach cable/bracket assembly to Serial B and Parallel B connectors on the IO board. (*2 serial/2 parallel version only) After removing screw and adjacent rear slot [...]

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    9 9 9 9 9 EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS Install Install Install Install Install Connect peripheral devices. Those depicted here are suggested samples. When done, close your system cover and power your computer on. 3a 3a 3a 3a 3a EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS Install Install Install Install Install T urbo 2x2 2 SERIAL/2 P ARALLEL[...]

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    10 IO T urbo Series Connect peripheral devices. Those depicted here are suggested samples. When done, close your system cover and power your computer on. 3b 3b 3b 3b 3b T urbo 1x1 1 SERIAL/1 P ARALLEL PORT EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS Install Install Install Install Install Modem Printer * * Suggested peripheral devices. * Suggested peri[...]

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    11 11 11 11 11 EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS EXPRESS Install Install Install Install Install The IO adapter will be recognized at power-up. You will need to perform some basic Windows install tasks. See Section Three for details if you require more information. If you are installing the adapter on Windows NT, refer to Appendix B. 4 4 4 4 4 • Fo[...]

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    12 IO T urbo Series Section One: Intr oduction Y ou have pur chased the IO T urbo Series by Boca for the IBM and compatible family of personal computers. Compatible with ISA systems, the IO T urbo Series comes in two varieties: • T T T T T urbo 2x2 urbo 2x2 urbo 2x2 urbo 2x2 urbo 2x2 : two 9-pin male serial port connectors and two 25-pin female p[...]

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    13 13 13 13 13 Intr oduction • T wo Startech SPP/ECP/EPP/parallel ports • Bi-dir ectional port capability • 16-byte FIFO for ECP modes • 8-bit DMA channel A Note on P arallel P or t Settings Parallel port settings ar e defined as follows: Output Only Output Only Output Only Output Only Output Only . . . . . This setting defines the parallel[...]

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    14 IO T urbo Series EPP Mode allows up to eight devices to be daisy-chain connected. See figur e below . PRINTER EXTERNAL HARD OR ZIP DRIVE SCANNER CD-R OM DRIVE Up to 8 de vices may be daisy-chained in a series (only 4 de vices shown) 9361.p65 2/11/99, 11:02 AM 14[...]

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    15 15 15 15 15 Section T w o: Ph ysical Installation The IO T urbo Series adapter is simple and quick to install— even for the novice computer user . T ake a few moments to r ead over the directions befor e you begin. 1. Remove your system cover , remembering to power down your system first. Y ou may find it necessary to r emove other adapter boa[...]

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    16 IO T urbo Series 2. Insert the boar d in the slot you have selected so the edge connector on the bottom r ear of the boar d mates with the socket on the motherboar d. Pr ess down firmly on the boar d. Use the r emoved scr ew to secur e the boar d. 3. Replace any other adapter boar ds you may have removed and r e-attach any detached internal cabl[...]

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    17 17 17 17 17 6. Attach the cable(s) for the device(s) you will be using to the appr opriate connector and tighten them down with scr ews attached to the end of the cable(s). The illustration below suggests several possible configurations (e.g., mouse, scanner , modem, and printer). Physical installation is complete. Ph ysical Installation T urbo [...]

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    18 IO T urbo Series T urbo 1x1 Sugg ested Configuration The IO boar d will be recognized at power -up. Y ou will need to perform some basic W indows 95 install tasks. See Section Thr ee for details. Modem Printer 9361.p65 2/11/99, 11:02 AM 18[...]

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    19 19 19 19 19 Section Three: Windo ws 98/95 Configuration Before Y Before Y Before Y Before Y Before Y ou Begin: ou Begin: ou Begin: ou Begin: ou Begin: If your computer ’s BIOS includes an option to allow your operating system to configur e Plug and Play devices, you should select this option. This will Allow W indows 98/95 to configure the IO [...]

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    20 IO T urbo Series Windo ws 95 User s Depending on the version of W indows 95 you have, devices ar e detected and installed in slightly dif fer ent ways. When the adapter is physically installed, start W indows 95 as you normally would. NOTE: Some versions of W NOTE: Some versions of W NOTE: Some versions of W NOTE: Some versions of W NOTE: Some v[...]

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    21 21 21 21 21 Driver Installation The Ne w Hardware Found Dialog Bo x • New Hardware Found New Hardware Found New Hardware Found New Hardware Found New Hardware Found dialog box. Her e, you ar e asked what driver files ar e associated with the new har dwar e. Do the following: 1. Fr om the choices given, select Driver from disk provided Driver f[...]

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    22 IO T urbo Series All V e r sions of Windows 95 1. Y ou will have to restart W indows 95 for the changes to take ef fect. Click Y Y Y Y Y es es es es es . 2. Go to the Control Panel, System, Device Manager Control Panel, System, Device Manager Control Panel, System, Device Manager Control Panel, System, Device Manager Control Panel, System, Devic[...]

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    23 23 23 23 23 Y ou may notice an exclamation point next to a listed device. Y ou may have exhausted available IRQs in your system. Possible solutions ar e listed below . • • • • • If an exclamation point is displayed next to an ECP If an exclamation point is displayed next to an ECP If an exclamation point is displayed next to an ECP If [...]

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    24 IO T urbo Series • If an exclamation point is displayed next to a • If an exclamation point is displayed next to a • If an exclamation point is displayed next to a • If an exclamation point is displayed next to a • If an exclamation point is displayed next to a Communications Port, or if you wish to change resources: Communications Por[...]

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    25 25 25 25 25 Section Four: Windows 3.x/DOS Configuration 1. Power up your system as you normally would. If your system boots into W indows, exit to DOS. 2. Insert the driver diskette. Go to the A: prompt, type INST INST INST INST INST ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL and pr ess ENTER. IF A IF A IF A IF A IF A PLUG AND PLA PLUG AND PLA PLUG AND PLA PLUG AND P[...]

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    26 IO T urbo Series IF A IF A IF A IF A IF A NON PLUG AND PLA NON PLUG AND PLA NON PLUG AND PLA NON PLUG AND PLA NON PLUG AND PLA Y SYSTEM IS DETECTED: Y SYSTEM IS DETECTED: Y SYSTEM IS DETECTED: Y SYSTEM IS DETECTED: Y SYSTEM IS DETECTED: 1. A title screen is displayed when you r un INST INST INST INST INST ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL . The IOSETUP IOSETU[...]

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    27 27 27 27 27 Driver Installation 5. Select a device and pr ess ENTER. Resources for the device ar e then displayed: Address IRQ DMA 6. Change displayed settings to standar d addresses such as: Printer P or ts: 378, 278 Com P or ts: 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8 IO Adapter: 100, 110, 120, 130 Y ou may select “Custom” “Custom” “Custom” “Custom?[...]

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    28 IO T urbo Series Appendix A: T roub leshooting Befor e contacting your dealer , please r eview the following list of pr oblems and solutions to see if any of them apply to your situation. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE REMEDY • V erify that the peripheral device is powered on, r eady , on-line, and/or securely connected at BOTH ends of the cable. Be sure th[...]

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    29 29 29 29 29 SYMPTOM POSSIBLE REMEDY • In general, IRQ4 belongs to COM1. IRQ3 belongs to COM2. COM3 and COM4 can be set to IRQ5-7, 10-12, or 1 1-15. It is best to put an interrupt- driven device on COM1 or 2 (e.g., a mouse). • The IRQ settings in your software must match the settings in W indows 95 Device Manager . • V erify that the extern[...]

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    30 IO T urbo Series SYMPTOM POSSIBLE REMEDY • The driver might be set to har dware flow contr ol and the external cable may not be wir ed correctly . Switch to software flow contr ol. If the pr oblem stops, then the cable is wir ed incorrectly , not allowing the external device to supply the necessary control signals. • Make sur e that hardwar [...]

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    31 31 31 31 31 Appendix B: Windo ws NT Configuration Windo ws NT Configuration NOTE BEFORE INST NOTE BEFORE INST NOTE BEFORE INST NOTE BEFORE INST NOTE BEFORE INST ALLING ALLING ALLING ALLING ALLING : In NT , you must have a Plug and Play (PNP) BIOS for the adapter to be recognized and configur ed. These instructions assume this r equirement has be[...]

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    32 IO T urbo Series Installing W ith the computer of f, insert the adapter in an available ISA slot and power on. Once in NT , check Ports Ports Ports Ports Ports in the Control Panel Control Panel Control Panel Control Panel Control Panel . Y ou should see the additional serial port(s) listed her e now . This port(s) will now function at the UAR T[...]

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    33 33 33 33 33 9 8 7 6 1 2 3 4 5 Appendix C: Pin Assignments This section is pr ovided for users who ar e interested in the pin assignments for each port on the I/O T urbo Series adapter . Serial P or t A and B (9-pin) Line Name Line Name Line Name Line Name Line Name Pin # Pin # Pin # Pin # Pin # CARRIER DETECT 1 RECEIVE D A T A 2 TRANSMIT D A T A[...]

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    34 IO T urbo Series P arallel P or t A and B (25-pin) Line Name Line Name Line Name Line Name Line Name Pin # Pin # Pin # Pin # Pin # -STROBE 1 D A T A BIT 0 2 D A T ABIT 1 3 D A T A BIT 2 4 D A T A BIT 3 5 D A T A BIT 4 6 D A T A BIT 5 7 D A T A BIT 6 8 D A T A BIT 7 9 -A CKnowledge 10 BUSY 11 Print End (out of paper) 12 SeLeCT 13 -A UT OF eeD 14 [...]

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    35 35 35 35 35 Appendix D: Ser vicing Y our Boca Pr oduct If your IO T urbo Series adapter r equir es service, first contact the authorized dealer fr om whom you pur chased the pr oduct. If the dealer is unable to assist you, and you must contact Boca Resear ch, Inc., please follow the instructions below . Our electr onic BBS is available 24 hours [...]

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    36 IO T urbo Series If you suspect a pr oblem with a specific pr ogram or softwar e package, make note of the name, version or r elease number , and manufacturer of the softwar e. 2. Call Boca Resear ch T echnical Support Department between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. EST at (561) 241-8088. A technical support specialist will be available [...]

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    37 37 37 37 37 5. When sending the IO T urbo Series adapter to Boca Resear ch, Inc. for r epairs, please be sur e to include: • the Boca Resear ch IO T urbo Series adapter (board only) (board only) (board only) (board only) (board only) • your name • your r eturn str eet address (for UPS purposes) • your phone number • the RMA number ment[...]

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    FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Class B Class B Class B Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a r esidential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiat[...]

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    Limited W Limited W Limited W Limited W Limited W arranty arranty arranty arranty arranty Boca Research, Inc. (BRI) warrants to the original buyer of this BRI pr oduct that the hardwar e is fr ee of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years fr om the date of purchase fr om BRI or an authorized dealer (“the W arranty Peri[...]

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