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Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
© National Instruments Corporation 3-17 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 NT
Install the Software
Before you install your serial hardware, complete the following steps to
install the NI-Serial software for Windows NT:
1. Loginas
Administrator
or as a user who has
Administrator
privileges.
2. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.
3. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove
Programs dialog box appears.
4. ClickontheInstall button.
5. When prompted, insert the NI-Serial Software for Windows
2000/NT/Me/9x, 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.
Note
The setup wizard backs up the Windows NT serial driver
serial.sys
to
serial.bak
andthenoverwrites
serial.sys
. You can find
serial.sys
in
the
WinNT\system32\drivers
directory.
6. If you your hardware is already installed, restart Windows NT and
continue to the Verify the Installation section.
The software installation is complete. Continue to the next section, Install
the Hardware.
Install the Hardware
Caution
Before you remove your board from the package, touch the antistatic plastic
package to a metal part of your system chassis to discharge electrostatic energy, which can
damage several components on your serial board.