Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 370620B-01 National Instruments
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PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapters In stallation G uide 2 ni.com 3. Re move the cov er to gi ve yo urself access to the e xpansion s lots. 4. Choo se an empty PCI slot and remove the slot cover by unscre wing the scre w that secures it. 5. Insert the adapter into the PCI slot and push until it is firmly seated.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 3 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapter s Installa tion Guide • The cable length is limit ed to 100 m. • The adapter mus t be connected to a compatible link partner , preferably set to au to-negotiate s peed and duple x.
PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapters In stallation G uide 4 ni.com 2. Install th e hardware an d cables, then po wer o n the computer as shown in the f ollo wing f i gure . 3. Install the PCI-PCI bridge driver . W indo ws automatically detects the new hardware.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 5 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapter s Installa tion Guide If W indo ws asks where to search for a ne w dri ver , make sure the box next t o CD-RO M Dr ive is check ed and click Next , as s hown in the following figure.
PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapters In stallation G uide 6 ni.com Tip If W indo ws display s a dialog box indicating it can not locate a f ile on the W indows 98 CD-R OM, try inser ting the Windows 98 .
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 7 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapter s Installa tion Guide 2. Install th e hardware an d cables, then po wer o n the computer as shown in the f ollo wing f i gure . 3. In stall the W indo ws 2000/ XP Ethernet dri v ers.
PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapters In stallation G uide 8 ni.com If W indo ws asks where to search for a ne w dri ver , make sure the box next t o CD-RO M Dr ive is check ed and click Next .
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 9 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapter s Installa tion Guide Window s XP W indo ws automatically dete cts the ne w hardw are and displays a Found New Hardware Wizard window , as sho wn in the following fi gure. Insert the PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters CD-R OM and follow the directions.
PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapters In stallation G uide 10 ni.com Windows NT 4.02 To install the drivers, complet e the following steps: 1. Shu t down , then po wer of f the comput er as sho wn in the follo wing fig u re . 2. Install th e hardware an d cables, then po wer o n the computer as shown in the f ollo wing f i gure .
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 11 PCI/PXI Gigabi t Ethernet Adapt ers Instal lation Guide 3. In stall the W indo ws NT 4. 0 Ethernet dr i vers. Select Start »Se ttin gs»C ontr ol P anel »Netw ork »Ad apte rs and click Add as shown in the following figure.
PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapters In stallation G uide 12 ni.com Note When installin g adapters on a W i ndo ws NT system that does no t hav e any other adapters installed, you must install Network ing support.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 13 PCI/PXI Gigabi t Ethernet Adapt ers Instal lation Guide T roubleshooting Windows NT T rouble shootin g If Win dows NT repor ts an err or or you cann ot connect to the netw ork, try the following suggestions fi rst.
PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapters In stallation G uide 14 ni.com WOL558.VXD Missing or N ot Foun d (Windows 98 Onl y) This error can occur in Windows 98 if an .inf file already installed on the system interf eres with th e driver installatio n. Complete the following st eps to manually install the Ethernet ad apter: 1.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 15 PCI/PXI Gigabi t Ethernet Adapt ers Instal lation Guide 3. Mak e sure you are using the corr ect dri vers. V erify that you are u sing the dri vers that came with the adapter . Computer Hangs w hen Drivers Are Load ed Change th e PCI BIO S interrupt sett ings.
PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethe rnet Adapters In stallation G uide 16 ni.com PCI/PXI Instal lation T ips PCI/PXI computers are designed to automatically configure add-in board s each time the computer starts. The PCI/PXI computer sets the I/O address and IRQ level for the peripheral boards when the computer s tarts.
© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 17 PCI/PXI Gigabi t Ethernet Adapt ers Instal lation Guide Ethernet Adapter Specifications Dimensions PXI-8232/823 1 ............ ........... ......... 16.0 by 9.9 cm (6.3 by 3 .9 in.) Power requirements PXI-8232 .
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