INSTRUCTIONS ON INSTALLING A SCANNER
ON A PCI PARALLEL PORT

Question:
I have a Lava Parallel PCI card and I am trying
to attach a scanner. What should I do to get it
to install?

Answer:
Some scanners cannot install on the initial
address range that the Lava parallel port is
assigned to. When the scanner is attached to the
Lava PCI parallel port it can install on one of
the following three IO address ranges.

0378 - 037F
0278 - 027F
0288 - 028F

It is necessary to verify which IO address your
on-board parallel port is assigned to before
changing the Lava PCI parallel port's address range.
If the on-board parallel port is set to 0378 - 037F
(default setting) then the Lava parallel port must
be set to 0278 - 027F or 0288 - 028F. Do this
with the following method:

1) Go to Start|Settings|Control Panel|System.
Click the Device Manager tab.

2) Enter the properties then resources for the
Lava PCI parallel port.

3) Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and double-click
the word Output in the Input/Output Range and
enter the address range you have chosen for the Lava
Parallel PCI. In some cases Windows will give
an error message to the effect that "Windows
cannot modify this resource." If you are unable
to access the settings for changing system 
resources, reboot the system in Safe Mode to make
changes to resource settings. (To enter Safe Mode,
press the F8 key while the system is rebooting).

4) Click Ok and then Ok again and reboot Windows.

5) Run the setup program provided by the scanner
and it should find the scanner.

6) Some scanners have the ability to configure
settings in Device Manager in SCSIControllers.

Try one of the following settings in the
Device Manager's Settings tab:

  /w95
or
  /w95 /di
or
  /di

IN WINDOWS 98 ONLY -- If these settings are not
added the system may not boot normally!
(currently only for Microtek Scanners; however,
may work with others)

  /n /v /s/f=30


KNOWN ISSUES WITH LAVA PCI PARALLEL PORTS
AND THE 278 ADDRESS RANGE

Sometimes when switching a Lava PCI parallel port
to 0278 - 027F it conflicts with some scanners. If
this occurs try using the 0288 - 028F address range.

If that does not work then it is necessary to
reinstall the on-board parallel port as the 3BC port
and to modify the Lava PCI parallel port as the
0378 - 037F port.

Do this as follows:

a) Go to the Lava Parallel PCI in Device Manager. Go
to Resources and recheck Automatic Settings. Click OK
and then click refresh.

b) Remove the Lava Parallel PCI from Device Manager
and LPT1.

c) Shut Down your computer and reboot.

d) As you are booting up enter your CMOS setup by hitting
F1 or DEL or the appropriate key for your motherboard.

e) Enter the menu for configuring your on-board parallel
port to the 3BC address.

f) Save this new setting and exit.
NOTE: Consult your motherboard manual for steps d), e),
and f).

g) Boot into Windows and let the ports reinstall.

h) Reconfigure the Lava PCI parallel port to 0378-037F
by going to the Resources tab. Uncheck Use Automatic
Settings and then double-click Input/Output Range.