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National Instruments 370620B-01 manual

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    © 2002 National Instruments Corp. All rights reserved. National Instruments™, NI™, NI- 488.2™, and ni.com™ are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation . Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. For patents covering National Instruments products, refer to the appropriate [...]

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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. Reinstall the screw you remov ed in s[...]

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    © 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. • The PCI- 8231/8232 an d PXI-8231 /8232 au tomatically accommodate either MDI or MDI-X [...]

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    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. Follo w the pr ompts in the W izard. Select the recommended optio ns when gi ve n a choice[...]

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    © 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. Tip If W indo ws di splays a di alog box s aying it canno t locate the file o n the Intel PR[...]

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    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 Inst allatio n CD-ROM an d tell W indows to copy files from either the top dir ectory or the win98 directory of the CD-R OM dr iv e (typically d: or [...]

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    © 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. Window s 200 0 W indo ws automatically dete cts the ne w hardw are and displays a Found New [...]

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    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 .[...]

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    © 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. Choose the Recommend ed[...]

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    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 .[...]

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    © 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. Click Have Disk and insert the PCI/PXI Gigabit Ether net Adapters CD-R OM. Y o u m[...]

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    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. Tip If Windows displa ys an Insert Disk di alog box or indi cates it cannot locate a file on the Intel PRO Adapter CD-R OM, insert the PCI[...]

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    © 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. If you are still having trouble, refer to the additional topics in this sectio n. • Service[...]

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    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. Open W indo ws Expl orer . 2[...]

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    © 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. Refer to the PCI /PXI Installatio n Tips sectio[...]

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    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. The network driver s cannot change thes e v[...]

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    © 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 ............... ............ .............. 3.0 W at +3.3 VDC typical PXI-8231 ............... ...[...]