StarTech.com PCI EXPRESS SERIAL ADAPTER PEX4S952 manual

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    PCI Express Serial Adapter PCI Express to 4 P or t Serial Car d Adapter PEX4S952 Instruction Manual[...]

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    FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea- sonab le protection against har mful interf erence in a residential installation. This equip- ment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequen[...]

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    i T able of Content s Intr oduction ..................................................................... 1 P ac kaging Contents..................................................................... 1 System Requirements ................................................................. 1 Installation .................................................[...]

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    1 Introduction P ackaging Contents 1 x PEX4S952 card • 1 x 4 por t DB9 break-out cab le • 1 x User Manual • 1 x Driver CD • System Requirements PCI Express enab led computer with an a v ailab le PCI Express slot • Microsoft Windows • ® 2000/XP/2003 Ser ver/Vista Inst allation Hardware Installation T ur n your computer[...]

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    2 Driver Installation Windows ® 2000/XP/Server 2003 When the F ound New Hardw are wizard appears on the screen, 1. inser t the Driver CD into y our CD-ROM driv e. If you are prompted to connect to Windows Update , please select the “No , not this time” option and clic k Ne xt. Select the option “Install Dr iv ers A utomatically (Recommended)[...]

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    3 Specications Bus Interface PCI Express x1 Chipset Oxf ord O XPCIe954 U ART 16C950 Number of Connectors 4 x DB-9 Maxim um Data T ransfer Rate 460 Kbps Suppor ted Pr otocol RS-232 Suppor ted Operating Systems Windows ® 2000/XP/2003 Server/ Vista, Linux ® K er nel 2.4.x/2.6.x[...]

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    4 T echnical Suppor t StarT ech.com’ s lif etime technical suppor t is an integral par t of our com- mitment to provide industr y-leading solutions. If y ou e v er need help with y our product, visit www .star tech.com/suppor t and access our compre- hensiv e selection of online tools , documentation, and downloads . W arrant y Information This p[...]

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    StarT ech.com has been making “hard-to-find easy” since 1985, providing high quality solutions to a diverse IT and A/V customer base that spans man y channels , including go vernment, education and industrial f acilities to name just a f ew . W e off er an unmatched selection of computer par ts, cables , A/V products, KVM and Ser v- er Managem[...]