This guide is intended for the following products; X232, X233, X234, X235, X236, and X237.

1. Check to see all connections are connected correctly on the case and motherboard.

Parallel Cable Connection

Power Cable Connection

VFD & HDD LED Connection

 2. Build your system as usual.  Refer to the main computer case manual.  (MCEcaseManual.pdf)

3. Complete O/S Installation

4. Connect Parallel Connector to the Parallel Port of your system.

5. Download and unzip the following file; http://www.ahanix.com/download/mce.zip or from here: MCE.ZIP (26.2MB)

6. Install Parallel Port Driver.exe and reboot.

The following steps are for Windows XP Media Center Edition users ONLY. (7 to 11)

7. Install VFDdriverMCE.msi and reboot.

8. Make sure ehmsas.exe is not running in the Windows Task Manager.

9. During VFDdriverMCE installation, it may ask you to install .NET Framework.  If so, install dotnetfx.exe (Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Re-distributable) from the downloaded zip file.

10. Installation of VFDdriverMCE requires Media Center 2004 or later, and it also requires Visual Studio.NET 2003 and dlportio.dll from Parallel Port Driver.exe.

11. Reboot and launch Media Center to see your VFD in action.

(note) Parallel Port mode in the CMOS must be set to EPP

The following steps are for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP users ONLY. (12 to 17)

12. Execute Smartie.exe within VFDsoftware folder.

13. Click on “SetUp”.

14. Select “LCD Setting” to be “Parallel Port (HD44780)”.  Leave port number at its default setting.

15. Select “LCD Size” to be “2x16”

16. You can customize display setting through multiple options available. 

17. If VFD does not refresh right away, try re-starting Smartie software or reboot the system.

(note) Parallel Port mode in the CMOS must be set to EPP

For all other O/S users, contact support@ahanix.com for the latest information.