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          Perle RIO 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 RIO Driver allows the RIO family 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            rio-x86.zip
    amd64/x64 - 64-bit      rio-x64.zip
    itanium - 64-bit        rio-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            rio-setup-x86.exe
    amd64/x64 - 64-bit      rio-setup-x64.exe
    itanium - 64-bit        rio-setup-ia64.exe

Install the required RIO Host cards into the PC. 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.

Connect the RIO Remote Terminal Adapters (RTA) to the host card and power on. 
The serial ports for each RTA will be detected and enabled.

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 Rio type devices with the drivers found in this package. 

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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.

1.0.3      * Maintenace Release
1.0.2      * Maintenace Release
1.0.1      * Maintenace Release
1.0.0      * Intial realease.
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