Chapter 4 Installation Verification and Troubleshooting
© National Instruments Corp. 4-5 STD-GPIB for Windows
Presence Test of Software Components
The Software Diagnostic Test checks for the presence of ni-pnp.ini, gpib.ini and
gpib.dll.
If the ni-pnp.ini file is not found in the root of the boot drive, the following error
message is displayed:
An unexpected ERROR occurred:
Unable to locate NI-PNP.INI
Try reinstalling the NI-488.2 software.
If the gpib.ini file is not found in the Windows directory, the following error message
is displayed:
An unexpected ERROR occurred:
Unable to locate GPIB.INI in the Windows directory: C:\WINDOWS.
Try reinstalling the NI-488.2 software.
If the gpib.dll file is not found in either the Windows or the Windows System
directory, the following error message is displayed:
An unexpected ERROR occurred:
Unable to locate GPIB.DLL in the Windows or Windows system
directory.
Try reinstalling the NI-488.2 software.
If you get any of these messages, you must reinstall the NI-488.2 software.
Presence Test of Driver
The Software Diagnostic Test displays the following message when it fails because of a
mismatch between gpib.ini and gpib.dll:
<<< No handler present for GPIB
x
. >>>
If this message appears, you should reinstall the NI-488.2 software.
Presence Test of Module
The following error message appears if gpib
x
is not installed or if the software is not
configured properly:
<<< No board present for GPIB
x
. >>>