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CPCI-GPIB/PMC-GPIB for Windows NT
Verifying the Installation
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Chapter
This chapter describes how to verify the hardware and software
installation.
You can use the Diagnostic utility, installed with your GPIB software, to
test the hardware and software installation. The Diagnostic utility verifies
that your hardware and software are functioning properly and that the
configuration of your GPIB interfaces does not conflict with anything
else in your system.
Follow these instructions to run the Diagnostic utility:
Windows NT 3.51: Double-click on the Diagnostic icon in the
NI-488.2M Software for Windows NT group of the Program
Manager.
Windows NT 4.0 or higher: Select the Diagnostic item under
Start»Programs»NI-488.2M Software for Windows NT.
When you have started the Diagnostic utility, test your GPIB interfaces
by clicking on the Test All button. If the Diagnostic utility test is
successful, it puts a check mark next to the interface and changes its
status from untested to passed. If the Diagnostic utility test fails, it puts
an X next to the interface, and changes its status from untested to failed.
Figure 3-1 shows the Diagnostic utility dialog box after it has tested some
GPIB interfaces.
