National Instruments PCI/PXI GIGABIT ETHERNET ADAPTERS Installation Manual

Also see for PCI-8232: Hardware guide Installation guide

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© 2002 National Instruments Corp. All rights reserved.National Instruments™, NI™, NI-488.2™, and ni.com™ are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation. Product andcompany names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. For patents coveringNational Instruments products, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt fileon your CD, or ni.com/patents.December 2002370620B-01PCI/PXI GIGABIT ETHERNET A DAPTERSI NSTALLATION GUIDENational Instruments gigabit Ethernet adapters are based on theIntel 82540-compatible Ethernet controller.This document explains how to install and troubleshoot the Ethernet driversfor your PCI/PXI board. Some boards also contain additional functionality(for example, GPIB). Refer to the documentation that came with your kit toinstall the software for the other functionality.Installing Your PXI BoardComplete the following steps to install the Ethernet adapter:1. Shut down Windows, if it is running, by clicking Start»Shut Down.2. Turn off your PXI or CompactPCI chassis. Keep the chassis pluggedin so that it remains grounded as you install the adapter.3. Remove the filler panel from a PXI peripheral bus master slot. Theadapter requires a bus master slot to take advantage of the onboardDMA and Ethernet controllers. All PXI chassis and most CompactPCIchassis contain only bus master slots. Refer to your chassisdocumentation to verify you are using a bus master slot.4. Touch a metal part on your chassis to discharge any static electricitythat might be on your clothes or body.5. Insert the adapter into the selected bus master slot. Use theinjector/ejector handle to fully inject the device into place.6. Screw the front panel of the adapter to the front panel mounting railof the PXI or CompactPCI chassis.Installing Your PCI BoardComplete the following steps to install the Ethernet adapter:1. Shut down Windows, if it is running, by clicking Start»Shut Down.2. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.ni.com