Chapter5 ATSerial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
SerialHardware and Software for Win dows 5-10 ni.com
5. Ifyou need to install your hardware, or if this is your first time to install
the NI-Serial software for WindowsMe/9x, skip to the next section,
Install the Hardware. Otherwise, continue to Step 6.
6. Ifyour hardware is already installed,r estart WindowsMe/9x.
WindowsMe/9xshould automatically detect your hardware and
display one or more New Hardware Founddialo g boxes,but you
mustmake sure Windows Default Driver is selected and click on OK.
Whenyou finish, continue to the Verify the Installation section.
Ifno New Hardware Found dialog box appears, refer to the Forcing
Windows to Detect Your Hardware sectioninAppendixD,
Troubleshooting and Common Questions.
Install the Hardware
This sectiond escribes how toinstall y our AT serial hardware.
Note If you are installing a AT-485,you might need to adjust the value of the bias
resistors, depending on your application. For more information, refer to Appendix B,
Serial Port Information.
Caution Before you removeyour board from the package, touch the antistatic plasti c
packageto a metal part of your system chassis to discharge electrostatic energy, which can
damage severalcomponents on your serial board.
To install your AT serial board, complete the following steps:
1. Turnoff your computer. Keep the computer plugged in so that it
remains grounded while you install the ATserial board.
2. Removethe top or side cover of the computer.
3. Find an unused ATexpansion slot in your computer.
4. Removethe corresponding expansion slot cover on the back panel of
the computer.
5. Toucha metal part on your chassis to discharge any static electricity.
6. Insertthe AT serial board into the slot with the serial connectors toward
theopening on t heback panel.Make sure that you insert the board all
theway into the slot. The board might seem to click firmly into place,
eventhough it is only part of the way in. Figure 5-5 shows how to
install the ATserial board into an expansion slot.