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Serial for Windows NT
Installation and Verification
2
Chapter
This chapter contains instructions to help you install the serial hardware,
NI Serial software, and cables.
Installing the Microsoft PnP ISA Enabler Driver
If you are installing a PCMCIA card, proceed to the next section, Install
the NI Serial Software. If you are installing an AT board, you must install
the PnP ISA Enabler Driver.
The AT serial hardware is Plug and Play. Windows NT 4.0 does not
support Plug and Play. In order for Windows NT to detect and install the
Plug and Play hardware, you must install the PnP ISA Enabler driver
included on your Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM. Complete the following
steps to install the driver.
1.
Locate the
Pnpisa.inf
file in the
Drvlib\Pnpisa\X86
folder on
the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM.
3.
Right-click on the
Pnpisa.inf
file, then click Install on the menu
that appears.
3.
Restart the computer.
Install the NI Serial Software
Before installing the hardware, complete the following steps to install the
NI Serial software for Windows NT. If you are installing an AT board,
make sure that you have already installed the PnP ISA Enabler driver as
described in the previous section.
1.
Log on as
Administrator
or as a user who has
Administrator
privileges.
2.
Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.