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BC Series - Windows NT
Software Installation Guide


The following files for NT are included in the \winnt subdirectory on the BC Series Installation Diskette:


BCACTVNT.SYS Driver Installation

1. Copy the file BCACTVNT.SYS from the \WINNT directory of the BC Series Software installation Diskette to the directory where the other Windows NT device drivers are located (usually \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS).

2. Invoke the Registry Editor: Select File from the Program Manager menu. Select Run, and enter REGEDT32 for the filename. Click OK.

3. In the Registry Editor, select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE window.

4. Double click on the SYSTEM folder.

5. Double click on the CurrentControlSet folder.

6. Double click on the Services folder.

7. Select Edit from the menu. Select Add Key, and enter BCACTVNT for the name of the key. Click OK.

8. Single click on the newly created key.

9. Select Edit again from the menu. Select Add Value, and enter ErrorControl for the name of the value. Select REG_DWORD from the list box for the type of value. Click OK. Enter O for the value. Click OK.

10. Select Edit again from the menu. Select Add Value, and enter Start for the name of the value. Select REG_DWORD from the list box for the type of value. Click OK. Enter 2 for the value. Click OK.

11. Select Edit again from the menu. Select Add Value, and enter Tag for the name of the value. Select REG_DWORD from the list box for the type of value. Click OK. Enter 1 for the value. Click OK.

12. Select Edit again from the menu. Select Add Value, and enter Type for the name of the value. Select REG_DWORD from the list box for the type of value. Click OK. Enter 1 for the value. Click OK. At this point, the device driver is installed to provide Cubix Supervisory support using IRQ 0f (15 decimal), which is the default IRQ setting. To change to IRQ 0a (10 decimal) support, follow the instructions below

To change to IRQ 0a (10 decimal) support

1. Invoke the Registry Editor: Select File from the Program Manager menu. Select Run, and enter REGEDT32 for the filename. Click OK.

2. In the Registry Editor, select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE window.

3. Double click on the SYSTEM folder.

4. Double click on the CurrentControlSet folder.

5. Double click on the Services folder.

6. Single click on the BCACTVNT key.

7. Select Edit from the menu. Select Add Key, and enter Parameters for the name of the key. Click OK.

8. Single click on the newly created key.

9. Select Edit again from the menu. Select Add Value, and enter Interrupt for the name of the value. Select REG_DWORD from the list box for the type of value. Click OK. Enter 0a for the value. Click OK.


CBXI8042.SYS Driver Installation

1. Copy the file CBXI8042.SYS from the \WINNT directory of the BC Series Software Installation Diskette to the directory where the other Windows NT device drivers are located (usually \WINNT35\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS).

2. Invoke the Registry Editor: Select File from the Program Manager menu. Select Run, and enter REGEDT32 for the filename. Click OK.

3. In the Registry Editor, select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE window.

4. Double click on the SYSTEM folder.

5. Double click on the CurrentControlSet folder.

6. Double click on the Services folder.

7. Single click on the i8042prt folder.

8. Examine the right half of the window. If the field ImagePath exists, proceed to step 10.

9. Select Edit from the menu. Select Add Value, and enter ImagePath for the name of the value. Select REG_EXPAND_SZ from the list box for the type of value. Click OK. Enter:

\SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\CBXI8042.SYS 

as the string. Click OK. At this point, installation is complete. Do not proceed to step 10.

10. Double click on ImagePath. Edit the string replacing I8042PRT.SYS with CBXI8042.SYS. Installation is complete.


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