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          Perle SX Driver for Windows 2000\XP\Server 2003\Vista
                 Copyright 2004-2007 Perle Systems Limited
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  Driver release    : 2.0.0
  Date              : June 2007
  O/S Compatibility : Windows 2000 32-bit
                      Windows XP, 32-bit and 64-bit
                      Windows Server 2003, 32-bit and 64-bit
                      Windows Vista, 32-bit and 64-bit

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Introduction
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The Perle SX Driver allows the SX family (SI/XIO, SX, SX+) of intelligent serial
multiport adapters to appear as standard "COM" devices on the supported systems.

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Driver Installation/Upgrade Procedure
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The driver package is a zip file. There is a version for each of the following 
platforms:

    x86 - 32-bit            sx-x86.zip
    amd64/x64 - 64-bit      sx-x64.zip
    itanium - 64-bit        sx-ia64.zip


Unzip the appropriate file into a directory of your choice (i.e. \temp). This
directory is called the driver installation directory and contains the driver 
files which can be used by the Add Hardware Wizard.

The directory also contains an install program which can be used instead of the
Hardware Wizard. The following section describes the installation process using 
this file.

The install programs have the following names depending on the platform. 

    x86 - 32-bit            sx-setup-x86.exe
    amd64/x64 - 64-bit      sx-setup-x64.exe
    itanium - 64-bit        sx-setup-ia64.exe

Install the required SX Host cards into the PC. Connect the SX device 
concentrators to the host card and power on. When the PC boots, the OS will 
attempt to install drivers for the new hardware. Hit cancel when each of cards 
are found.

Now run the driver install program that is appropriate for the PC platform. The 
software will create an installation sub-directory in the "Program Files" 
directory and then run the UpdateV2 program which will install the driver for 
each card that was detected on bootup.

To upgrade drivers for installed devices, install the new driver package.
This will update the files in the installation directory and then update all 
installed SX type devices with the drivers found in this package. 

Note: When new hardware is added Windows will try to find a driver for it.  If a
driver is not found for the new device, you are able to give the location of the 
driver you wish to use to the Found New Hardware Wizard.  However if Windows 
does find a driver for the device already on the system, Windows will 
automatically install the most recent digitally signed driver it can find for 
your new hardware.  If you wish to install a different driver (i.e. a more 
recent but unsigned driver) from the one installed for your device you will need 
to use UPDATE.EXE in the installation directory to update the devices.

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Known issues in this release :
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* None


Driver Updates :
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These drivers will be updated from time-to-time. Please visit the Perle
Web-Site at http://www.Perle.com/ to ensure you have the latest release.

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Release History
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Version       Description
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2.0.0         * Added support for Window XP 64-bit version and 
                Windows 2003 Server 64-bit version. These OSes are supported on 
                both the x64 and itanium (ia64) hardware platforms.
              * Added support for Windows Vista in both the 32-bit and 64-bit 
                versions.
				
1.1.0 			1st approved release including support for SX+ PCI Adapters

1.1.0 BETA I    Incorporate support for SX+ PCI Adapters

1.0.0           Initial release on Windows 2000 CD.


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