PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters Installation Guide 12 ni.com
Note When installing adapters on a Windows NT system that does not have any other
adapters installed, you must install Networking support.
Tip If Windows displays an Insert Disk dialog box or indicates it cannot locate a file on
the Intel PRO Adapter CD-ROM, insert the PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters CD-ROM
and tell Windows to copy files from the WinNT directory of the CD-ROM drive (typically
d:\WinNT\).
4. Restart the computer as shown in the following figure, then connect to
your network.
Alternative Driver Installation Options for the PXI-8231/8232
The installation instructions illustrated for each operating system in this
document are appropriate for most users. However, if your PXI chassis
does not contain a CD-ROM drive, try one of the following alternatives to
load the Ethernet driver.
• If you have an existing Ethernet connection in your PXI chassis,
download the Intel Ethernet driver from the National Instruments Web
site. Access the Drivers and Downloads page at ni.com/download.
• Connect an external CD-ROM, such as a USB CD-ROM, and load the
Ethernet driver directly from the PCI/PXI Gigabit Ethernet Drivers
CD-ROM.
• Use another computer that has a CD-ROM to copy the Ethernet driver
onto a 3.5 in. floppy disk:
1. Open a DOS command window.
2. Change to the directory on the CD-ROM that matches the OS you
want to use with the diskette.
3. Change to the \MAKEDISK directory.
4. Depending on your OS, enter: MAKE2KXP, MAKENT, or MAKE98ME
[destination (optional; A: if not specified)].