StarTech.com PCI4S9503V - Manual (Page 4)

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a 3.3 volt/5 volt buffered high-speed serial card from
StarTech.com. Compatible with both 3.3 or 5 volt motherboards, this card adds either
four (PCI4S9503V) or eight (PCI8S950V) high-speed RS-232 ports to your system. The
card uses a 16-Byte buffer in both the receive and transmit channels simultaneously,
reducing the number of CPU interrupts and improving system performance.
Features
• Adds high speed RS-232 serial ports to your computer
• Works with both 3.3 volt and 5 volt server slots
• Complies with Universal 32 bit PCI bus and PCI Bus Version 2.2 specifications
• Compatible with most major OS platforms including Windows, Linux and UNIX
• Provides transfer rates of up to 115 KBytes/sec
• Uses only one IRQ assigned by the PCI BIOS
Before You Begin
To ensure a quick and easy device installation, please read through this section carefully
before attempting to install the device.
Requirements
• A computer running Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98/95, DOS, Linux or SCO Open
Server
• An open 3.3 or 5V PCI slot
Contents
• 1 x serial card
• 1 x serial cable with DB9 connectors
• Driver disks for Windows, Linux, and Unix
Note: Depending on the driver version, you may also see this referred to as the P584 or
the PCIPORT on the driver disk.