M-AUDIO Biport 2x4s - Manual (Page 22)

application. On the included software diskette, Midiman supplies the
Windows drivers that enable the use of the BiPort 2x4s with Windows
MIDI applications.
In order to communicate with the BiPort 2x4s, the Windows driver
needs know what serial (COM) port you are connecting to the BiPort
2x4s. The BiPort driver is smart enough to detect which COM ports are
installed in your system. This helps you to select the proper one from
the “COM Port” list box. You also have the option of disabling the
BiPort driver, which is handy if you would like to leave the driver
installed while the BiPort hardware is not physically connected to your
system.
Windows 98 Installation
1. From the Windows98 Start menu, select Settings | Control Panel |
Add New Hardware.
2. Select the Next> button.
3. Once again, select the Next> button. The system will now search for
Plug and Play (PnP) hardware.
4. If Windows does find one or more PnP devices, select No, the device
isn’t in the list and select Next>. (The BiPort 2x4s is not PnP and will
never show up in this list.)
5. Windows then asks if you would like it to search for the new hard-
ware. Select “No, I want to select the hardware from a list” and press
the Next> button.
6. Windows wants you to select the type of hardware you are installing.
Scroll down the list and highlight Sound, video and game controllers.
Then click on Next>.
7. When the next dialog appears, click on the Have Disk... button.
8. Insert the “BiPort 2x4s Drivers and Diagnostics” diskette in Drive
A:\ and click on OK. If you must use drive B: instead, insert the
diskette in drive B: and select B:\ before clicking OK.
9. When the next dialog appears, click on OK to the BiPort 2x4s.
10. When the next dialog appears, click on Finish. Windows will copy
and install the Windows driver files.
11. Next you will be prompted for the BiPort 2x4s setup. The driver
COM Port setting defaults to Disable. Click on the arrow to select the
proper COM port. Click on OK.
12. Your BiPort drivers are installed!
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