Chapter4 PCMCIASerial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
©NationalInstruments Corporation 4-9 SerialHardware and Software for Windows
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.When yo u
finish,con tinue to the Verify the Installation section.
If no New HardwareFound dialog box appears, refer to the section
Forcing Windows to Detect Your Hardware in Appendix D,
Troubleshooting and Common Questions.
Install the Hardware
To install the PCMCIA-232 or PCMCIA-485 in your computer, first start
WindowsMe/9x. Ifthe card i sn ot already inserted, insert it into a free PC
Card(PCMCIA) socket the same way you insert a disk into a floppy drive.
The cardhas no jumpersor sw itchesto set, and you do not need to shut
down the system before you insert it.
Windows Me/9xautomatically displays one or more New Hardware
Founddialo g boxes when it detects and configures a PC Card.
If the New Hardware Found dialog box does not appear, referto th e
Forcing Windows to Detect Your Hardware section in Appendix D,
Troubleshooting and Common Questions.