Chapter3 PXISerial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
©NationalInstruments Corporation 3-9 SerialHardware and Software for Windows
Restore Defaults
Toreset the fields totheir default values at any t ime,click on theRestore
Defaults button.
Windows Me/9x
Install the Software
Before you install your serial hardware, complete the following steps to
installthe NI-Serial software for Windows Me/9x:
1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.
2. Double-clickon the Add/Remove Pro gramsicon. TheAdd/Remove
Programs dialog box appears.
3. ClickontheInstallbutton.
4. When prompted, insert the NI-Serial Software for Windows
2000/NT/Me/9x CD and click on the Next button.The setup wizard
begins.The setup wizard guides you through the necessary steps to
installthe NI-Serial software. To go back and change values where
appropriate, click on the Back button. Toexit the setup wizard at any
time, click on the Cancel button.
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, restart WindowsMe/9x.
WindowsMe/9xshould automatically detect your hardware and
displayon e or more New HardwareFound dialog boxes. Make sure
thatWindows Default Driver is selected and click on the OK button.
Whenyou finish, continue to the Verify the Installation section.
Ifno N ew HardwareFound dialog box appears, refer to the Forcing
Windows to Detect Your Hardware sectioninAppendixD,
Troubleshooting and Common Questions.