National Instruments 370620B-01 - Manuals

Page 2 - Connect the Network Cable; Caution

PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide 2 ni.com 3. Remove the cover to give yourself access to the expansion slots. 4. Choose an empty PCI slot and remove the slot cover by unscrewing the screw that secures it. 5. Insert the adapter into the PCI slot and push until it is firmly seated....

Page 3 - The cable length is limited to 100 m.; Install the Drivers; To install the drivers, complete the following steps:

© National Instruments Corporation 3 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide • The cable length is limited to 100 m. • The adapter must be connected to a compatible link partner, preferably set to auto-negotiate speed and duplex. • The PCI-8231/8232 and PXI-8231/8232 automatically accom...

Page 4 - Windows Me

PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide 4 ni.com 2. Install the hardware and cables, then power on the computer as shown in the following figure. 3. Install the PCI-PCI bridge driver. Windows automatically detects the new hardware. Follow the prompts in the Wizard. Select the recommende...

Page 5 - is checked and click; Next; Tip

© National Instruments Corporation 5 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide If Windows asks where to search for a new driver, make sure the box next to CD-ROM Drive is checked and click Next , as shown in the following figure. Tip If Windows displays a dialog box saying it cannot locat...

Page 7 - Install the Windows 2000/XP Ethernet drivers.; Found New Hardware Wizard; window, as shown in the following; Recommended; options when given

© National Instruments Corporation 7 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide 2. Install the hardware and cables, then power on the computer as shown in the following figure. 3. Install the Windows 2000/XP Ethernet drivers. Windows 2000 Windows automatically detects the new hardware and ...

Page 9 - Windows XP; PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters; Insert Disk; Intel PRO Adapter

© National Instruments Corporation 9 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide Windows XP Windows automatically detects the new hardware and displays a Found New Hardware Wizard window, as shown in the following figure. Insert the PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters CD-ROM and follow the di...

Page 11 - Start»Settings»Control Panel»Network»Adapters

© National Instruments Corporation 11 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide 3. Install the Windows NT 4.0 Ethernet drivers. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel»Network»Adapters and click Add as shown in the following figure. Click Have Disk and insert the PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adap...

Page 12 - Note; Alternative Driver Installation Options for the PXI-8231/8232; Drivers and Downloads; PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Drivers

PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide 12 ni.com Note When installing adapters on a Windows NT system that does not have any other adapters installed, you must install Networking support. Tip If Windows displays an Insert Disk dialog box or indicates it cannot locate a file on the Inte...

Page 13 - Troubleshooting; Windows NT Troubleshooting; Ethernet Adapters; Testing the Adapter

© National Instruments Corporation 13 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide Troubleshooting Windows NT Troubleshooting If Windows NT reports an error or you cannot connect to the network, try the following suggestions first. If you are still having trouble, refer to the additional top...

Page 14 - Adapter Cannot Connect to the Network

PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide 14 ni.com WOL558.VXD Missing or Not Found (Windows 98 Only) This error can occur in Windows 98 if an .inf file already installed on the system interferes with the driver installation. Complete the following steps to manually install the Ethernet a...

Page 15 - Computer Hangs when Drivers Are Loaded; PCI/PXI Installation; Diagnostics Pass, but Connection Fails or Errors Occur; Additional Troubleshooting Tools

© National Instruments Corporation 15 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide 3. Make sure you are using the correct drivers. Verify that you are using the drivers that came with the adapter. Computer Hangs when Drivers Are Loaded Change the PCI BIOS interrupt settings. Refer to the PCI...

Page 16 - PCI/PXI Installation Tips; Ethernet Adapter

PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide 16 ni.com PCI/PXI Installation Tips PCI/PXI computers are designed to automatically configure add-in boards each time the computer starts. The PCI/PXI computer sets the I/O address and IRQ level for the peripheral boards when the computer starts. ...

Page 17 - Ethernet Adapter Specifications

© National Instruments Corporation 17 PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide Ethernet Adapter Specifications Dimensions PXI-8232/8231................................ 16.0 by 9.9 cm (6.3 by 3.9 in.) Power requirements PXI-8232......................................... 3.0 W at +3.3 VDC t...