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KPCI-3101 — KPCI-3104 Series User’s Manual

3. Select the next step in Scheme B based on the criteria given in the following alternatives:

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If you have already reconfigured or reinstalled DriverLINX and the board, yet still cannot
successfully start the Analog I/O Panel, then the cause of your problem may be outside
the scope of these diagnostics. Read the instructions in

Section 6 “Technical support

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then contact Keithley for help in isolating the cause of your problem.

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If you have not yet tried to fix the combined DriverLINX/board problem, then continue
with step 4.

4. See if and how your KPCI-3101–4 board is listed in the Windows Device Manager. Proceed

as follows:

a. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.

b. On the menu that appears, click Properties.

c. On the System Properties dialog box that appears, click the Device Manager tab. The

Device Manager appears.

d. In the Device Manager look for a DriverLINX drivers item.

e. If you find a DriverLINX drivers item, click the + sign to the left of this item.

A second level list may appear with the specific model number of your KPCI-3101–4
board. More than one KPCI-3101–4 board may be listed here if you installed more than
one KPCI-3101–4 board.

f. Select your next action based on the criteria given in the following alternatives:

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If a board is recognized as a device under DriverLINX but is not configured to work
with DriverLINX, then the board is normally listed with a large exclamation point
over it. If you find a KPCI-3101–4 board listed with an exclamation point over it,
keep the Device Manager open and go directly to step 5. Skip substeps 4g through 4j.

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If a board is recognized as a device under DriverLINX and is configured to work with
DriverLINX, then the board is listed without the large exclamation point over it.
However, this is not by itself a sufficient indication in at least one situation. There-
fore, if you find that all of your KPCI-3101–4 boards are listed in the Device Man-
ager without exclamation points, do as follows:

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Leave the Device Manager open for now.

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Continue with substeps 4g through 4j, in which you open and check the Driver-
LINX Configuration Panel.

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If the list of devices in the Device Manager includes an ? Other Devices item, also
click the + sign to the left of this item. If a KPCI-3101–4 board is listed under ?
Other Devices, then keep the Device Manager open and go directly to step 5. Skip
substeps 4g through 4j.

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If one or more of your KPCI-3101–4 boards is not listed anywhere in the Device
Manager, then keep the Device Manager open and go directly to step 5. Skip substeps
4g through 4j.

g. In the Start menu, click Programs.

h. Find the DriverLINX folder and under it click DriverLINX Configuration Panel.

The DriverLINX Configuration Panel appears.

i. Inspect the DriverLINX Configuration Panel.

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If you see the following on the screen for a KPCI-3101–4 board, then the board is
recognized as a device under DriverLINX but is not properly configured:

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Keithley KPCI-3101–4 Series is listed under DriverLINX.

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The amplifier icon next to Keithley KPCI-3101–4 Series is colored yellow.

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The specific board part number(s) of the unconfigured Keithley KPCI-3101–4
board(s) is listed under Keithley KPCI-3101–4.

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The lamp icon next to the specific board part number is uncolored.