National Instruments PXI NI 8171 Series User Manual

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Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions© National Instruments Corporation 4-3 NI 8171 Series User ManualWhat if I don’t have a Y-splitter cable? Can I still use a mouse andkeyboard?If you do not have a Y-splitter cable, plug a PS/2 keyboard into the PS/2combo connector. However, you cannot use a PS/2 mouse without theY-splitter, so use a serial or USB mouse.How do I connect a standard 25-pin LPT cable to the NI 8171 series?The NI 8171 series uses a type C LPT connector. Most parallel port devicesuse a type A connector. To use a device with a standard type A LPTconnector, you need to use a type C-to-type A LPT adapter. To orderthe adapter, see the online catalog at ni.com.Operating System and Software Driver InstallationHow do I install or reinstall the video driver?See the Drivers.txt file on the hard drive or recovery CD-ROM.How do I install or reinstall the Ethernet driver?See the Drivers.txt file on the hard drive or recovery CD-ROM.How do I install or reinstall the GPIB driver?1. The best way to set up GPIB is to set up networking on your controllerso you can access ni.com to download the latest drivers. You canaccess both of these drivers by going to the current Drivers andUpdates page.2. Once these drivers are installed, go into the Device Manager in theSystem Properties window, delete the PCI Bridge and PCICommunication Device entries under Other Devices, and reboot thecontroller.3. When the controller reboots, it will correctly find and install the properdrivers for the GPIB adapter.How do I install software from a CD?The compact size of the NI 8171 series does not allow for an integratedCD-ROM drive. If you are using Windows 2000, you have the followingoptions:• USB CD-ROM—Windows 2000 supports USB mass storage devices.With most USB CD-ROM drives, once you plug the drive into the USBport, you should be able to access the drive through a drive letter.