Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NI-488TM National Instruments
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PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installati on Guide 2 www .ni.com 2. T urn of f your PXI or CompactPCI chassis. Keep the chassis plugged in so that it remains grounded as you install the adapter . 3. Remov e the filler panel from a PXI peripheral bus master slot.
© National Instruments Cor poration 3 PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide Install the D rivers Follow the install ation instructions for your operating system. T he adapter works with the following op erating systems: • Windows 95 • Windows 98 • Windows Me • Windows 2000 • Windows NT Version 4.
PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installati on Guide 4 www .ni.com 5. Follo w the prompts for any W indo ws 95 installation disk and re start when prompted. 6. After restarting W indo ws 95, connect to your network by double-clicking the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop.
© National Instruments Cor poration 5 PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide Windows Me After you install the Ethernet adapter , po wer on the computer and start Windows Me. Windows M e automatically installs a driver for the adap ter from its own library of drivers.
PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installati on Guide 6 www .ni.com 7. Select CD-ROM drives and click Next . 8. Select the driv er on the PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapters CD and click Next . 9. Restart your computer when prompted. Windows NT V ersion 4.0 1. After you install the Ethernet adapter , po wer on the computer and start Wi n d o w s N T .
© National Instruments Cor poration 7 PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide 6. Specify the appropriate driv e in the dialog box and click OK . Follo w the prompts to complete the installatio n. 7. Click Close to finish. 8. Restart W indo ws NT .
PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installati on Guide 8 www .ni.com T roubleshooting Windows NT T roubleshooting If Windows NT reports an error or you cannot connect to the network, try the following suggesti ons first. If you are still having trouble, refer to the additional topics in this section.
© National Instruments Cor poration 9 PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide 9. Restart your computer . 10. Follo w the instructions gi ven pre vi ously in the Windows 98 section to install the W indo ws 98 driv ers. Adapter Cannot Connect to the Network 1.
PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installati on Guide 10 www .ni.com The Link LED does not light • Make sure the network dri vers are loaded. • Check the cable connection. The ACT LED does not light • Make sure the correc t networ k dri ver s are loaded.
© National Instruments Cor poration 11 PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide • Update your BIOS. Sometim es updating the BIOS will correct s ome configuration problems. • Configure the PCI/PXI slot for le vel-triggered interrupts instead of edge-triggered interrupts in BIOS.
PCI/PXI Ethernet Adapter Installati on Guide 12 www .ni.com Ethernet Adapter Specifications Dimensions PCI-8212.......................................... 12.9 by 10.6 cm (5.1 by 4.2 in.) PXI-8212/8211 ................. .............. .16.0 by 9.9 cm (6.
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