Vista - PCI parallel card can not work

Recently I bought a PCI 1-parallel-2-serial card. After I pluged the card and
installed the driver, the software using parallel port doesn't work. On
Device property/General page, it says "work well", but on Device
property/Resources page, it says "I/O range ... not available". I can not
change the setting because the checkbox of "Use automatic setting" is grayed.
(Btw, I posted the information following a post thread named "LPT3 should be
LPT1" and even I received a inform says someone replied. But the link lead me
to a "Discuss group not found". I don't know what happened. Is there someone
deleted it?
The link I received is
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...7-0b01a12a0e6a
)

Hi John,

Did you followed the instructions correctly? Sometimes you need to install
the software BEFORE the card and sometimes AFTER. You could also try a
different slot to see if that helps. You might need to change a setting in
your BIOS, usually Clear Configuration Data or similar, see your motherboard
manual for details. Another thing - are you sure that the driver is Vista
compatible? If not, you might be able to download a compatible driver from
the manufacturers website.
Dwarf

"John Xia" wrote:

Hi Dwarf,

Thank you for your answer. Afterward I realized maybe I should ignore the
"...not available" message, because the card device has all resources which
also belong to ports, without conflict. I guess the problem is the
application software fixed the LPT port base address. I'm trying to figure
out how to change that setting.

"Dwarf" wrote: