TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PARALLEL-ECP/EPP	

To ensure that Lava ECP/EPP card installs correctly the following issues must be resolved.

1) Conflict with Onboard Parallel Port.
   To ensure that the Lava card does not conflict with the onboard parallel port card enter 
   your CMOS setup and make sure that the settings set for the Lava Card differ from those 
   for the OnBoard card.

2) Settings on Lava Card differ from those set in Device Manager. 
   In Device Manager Enter Ports (COM and LPT) and double the port that has been assigned 
   for the LavaPort. Check that the Resources for that port match what has been set 
   by jumpers on the Lava Card.

3) Resource Conflict with Lava Card
   To ensure that there are not any conflicts with the Lava Card enter Device Manager. 
   Double-click Computer. Ensure that no other device has claimed the IRQ I/0 range or 
   DMA channel that the Lava Card has been set to by jumpers. Make sure to check the DMA 
   channel in here. If 1 and 3 are listed in here our card must be installed without a 
   DMA channel. To do this make sure the jumpers are set OFF for DMA. Do this by having 
   the DMA jumpers hanging off one pin.

4) Problems with Printer Cable.   
   Make sure that you have a 25 Conductor (or Fully Loaded) Printer Cable.  
   Some cables may have all the pins on the connectors but they are not wired within 
   the cable. Generally, a cable is fully loaded if the connectors 
   are molded. If not, then it likely is 18 conductor.  
   Make sure that the length is less than 40' long. Most printers will not work correctly 
   at more than 40'. Make sure that the Printer cable is fully uncoiled. The magnetic 
   field created by a coiled cable could cause garbled output.  

If you have an IEEE printer you must have an IEEE printer cable.


INSTALLATION/REINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Remove the existing ECP port from Device Manager if it exists (the one with the problem).

2) Set the jumpers on the Lava card to the correct LPT IRQ and DMA channel, then put the card 
   into an ISA slot (with the power off.)	

3) Go to Add New HardWare and don't let it detect the card.	

4) Choose Ports COM and LPT and then ECP Printer Port. If you are installing the card without a 
   DMA channel then choose Printer Port. Note what kind of Printer Port you have chosen 
   for step 8) below.	

5) When it asks to Reboot, DON'T!!!!! (Click no).

6) Go to Start - Settings - Control Panel - System - and enter the Device Manager tab.	

7) Double-click the Printer port with the exclamation mark and enter Resources.	

8) If you have chosen ECP Printer Port, uncheck Use Automatic Settings, then choose Basic 
   Configuration 4 and configure the LavaPort to the correct I/O address, IRQ, and DMA channel.  
   If you have chosen Printer Port uncheck Use Automatic Settings, choose Basic Configuration 3 
   and configure the LavaPort to correct I/O address and IRQ.

9) Click Ok and Ok and let Windows restart.	

10) If you are installing a scanner, ZIP drive, or some other device, run the installation again 
    while the device is attached to our card. (In the case of the Iomega ZIP drive run the 
    Parallel Port accelerator program and if that doesn't work uninstall the ZIP drive and run 
    the setup again and then run the Parallel Port accelerator program.)
    After you re-enter Windows you will have a fully functional ECP/EPP printer port.