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3. Windows 95/98® Installation
To allow easy configuration of the IOP-241, a Windows 95/98 "INF" configuration file has
been written for the hardware, (DAQPCARD.INF).
3.1 Installing the IOP-241 Under Windows 95/98
1. Insert the IOP-241 into any available PC Card socket.
2. The first time a new PC Card type is installed the New Hardware Found window
opens. After this first installation Windows 95/98 will automatically detect and
configure the card. If the New Hardware Found window does not open, then skip
to the next section, “IOP-241 Resource Settings".
3. The New Hardware Found window provides several options to configure the
IOP-241 card. Click the "Driver from Disk" option button. Click "OK" to continue.
4. An "Install from Disk" dialog box should appear. Insert the customer software
CD-ROM, select the correct drive letter and path for the configuration file
(DAQPCARD.INF) and click "OK". Windows 95/98 will browse the path for the
aforementioned file.
The IOP-241 should now be configured. In the future, Windows 95/98 will automatically
recognize and configure the IOP-241.
3.2 Resource Settings in Windows 95/98
Windows 95/98 maintains a registry of all known hardware installed in the computer. Inside
this hardware registry Windows 95 keeps track of all computer resources, such as base I/O
addresses, IRQ levels and DMA channels. In the case of a PC Card (PCMCIA), Windows
95/98 configures the new hardware using free resources it finds within the hardware registry
and then updates the registry automatically.
To view and/or edit hardware devices in Windows 95/98 use the system Device Manager.
To access Device Manager double click the System icon in the Windows 95/98 Control Panel
or click the My Computer icon on the Windows 95/98 desktop with the right mouse button
and select Properties from the pull down menu. Consult Windows 95/98 on-line help for
details on using the Device Manager.
3.2.1 Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager
1. Start the Device Manager.
2. Double click on the hardware class Data_Acquisition to list hardware devices in
the class. The IOP-241 belongs to this hardware class. The device name for the
IOP-241 is Omega IOP-241 : PCMCIA Digital I/O Card.
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