INSTRUCTIONS ON INSTALLING A SPARQ DRIVE ON A PCI PARALLEL PORT Question: I have a Lava Parallel PCI card and I am trying to attach a Syquest SPARQ drive. What should I do to get it to install? Answer: The Syquest SPARQ drive cannot install on the initial address range that the Lava Parallel PCI is assigned to. When the Syquest SPARQ drive is attached to the Lava Parallel PCI it can install on one the following two IO address ranges. 0378 - 037F 0278 - 027F It is necesary to verify which I/O address your OnBoard parallel port is assigned to before changing the Lava Parallel PCI's address range. If the OnBoard parallel port is set to 0378 - 037F (default setting) then the Lava Parallel PCI must be set to 0278 - 027F. 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 Parallel PCI. 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. 4) Click Ok and then Ok again and reboot Windows. 5) Run the setup program provided by Syquest SPARQ and it should find the Syquest SPARQ drive and assign it a drive letter. 6) The Syquest SPARQ needs a switch to function with Lava Parallel PCI. Go to Start|Settings| Control Panel and System and enter the Device Manager Tab. Go to SCSI adapters and Enter the Syquest SPARQ parallel Port Interface and Settings. Ensure the following is in the Adapter Settings. /di KNOWN ISSUES WITH LAVA PARALLEL PCI AND THE 278 ADDRESS RANGE Sometimes when switching the Lava Parallel PCI to 0278 - 027F it conflicts with SPARQ drives. If this occurs try using the 0288 - 028F address range. If that does not work then it is necessary to reinstall the OnBoard Parallel Port as the 3bc port and 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 the 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 OnBoard parallel to 3bc address. f) save this new setting and exit. NOTE: Consult your motherboard manual for steps d), e), and f). g) Boot into Windows let the ports reinstall. h) Reconfigure the Lava Parallel PCI to 0378-037F by going to the Resources tab. Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and then double-click Input/Output Range.