8
•
Installation
Note:
DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE CARD IF IT HAS BEEN
DAMAGED.
2.3 Getting Started
To set up and use the PCI bus extension module, you need the following:
•
A PCI-8570 card and a PXI-8570 module or two PXI-8570 modules
•
Two RJ-45 Copper cables (ADLINK provides three different lengths of
shielded copper cable to eliminate the EMI issues: ACL-PXIES-2,
ACL-PXIES-5, and ACL-PXIES-10. Please contact your local sales or
dealer for more information)
•
Primary bus – A computer with a PCI backplane, or a PXI controller
embedded in a PXI/CompactPCI chassis
•
Secondary bus – A PXI/CompactPCI chassis
2.4 Software Installation
Once Windows 98/2000/XP has started, the Plug and Play function of the
Windows system will find the new PCI/PXI-8570. If this is the first time installing
the PCI/PXI-8570 in your Windows system, you will be informed to input the
device information source. Please follow these steps to install PCI/PXI-8570.
For Windows 98 users:
1. Insert the ADLINK ALL-In-One CD. Under
X:\PXI_Platform\PXI
Extension\Win98\
, you can find
starfab 1.inf
(
X
is the drive
letter of your CDROM). Copy this file to system information folder
(
C:\Windows\inf
)
2. When you complete the hardware installation, turn on your system.
3. You will be informed to input the device information source, please
point the source directory at
C:\Windows\inf
. The Hardware Install
Wizard will find
MACHINE2.inf
and install this device automatically.
For Windows 2000/XP users:
1. Insert the ADLINK ALL-In-One CD.
2. Execute 8570install.exe to start the setup. The path is:
X:\PXI_Platform\PXI Extension\NT\8570install.exe
. (
X
