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Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
© National Instruments Corporation 3-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows
Restore Defaults
To reset the fields to their default values at any time, click on the Restore
Defaults button.
Windows Me/9x
Install the Software
Before you install your serial hardware, complete the following steps to
install the NI-Serial software for Windows Me/9x:
1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove
Programs dialog box appears.
3. ClickontheInstall button.
4. When prompted, insert the NI-Serial Software for Windows
2000/NT/Me/9x CD and click on the Next button. The setup wizard
begins. The setup wizard guides you through the necessary steps to
install the NI-Serial software. To go back and change values where
appropriate, click on the Back button. To exit the setup wizard at any
time, click on the Cancel button.
5. If you need toinstall your hardware, or if this is your first time to install
the NI-Serial software for Windows Me/9x, skip to the next section,
Install the Hardware. Otherwise, continue to step 6.
6. If your hardware is already installed, restart Windows Me/9x.
Windows Me/9x should automatically detect your hardware and
display one or more New Hardware Found dialog boxes. Make sure
that Windows Default Driver is selected and click on the OK button.
When you finish, continue to the Verify the Installation section.
If no New Hardware Found dialog box appears, refer to the Forcing
Windows to Detect Your Hardware sectioninAppendixD,
Troubleshooting and Common Questions.