Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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National Instruments Corporation
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(Windows NT)
To make sure that your NI-FBUS software is installed
correctly and is working properly, complete the following steps:
1.
After you configure your installation, restart Windows NT. You must
restart your computer before you can use the NI-FBUS software.
2.
Start the kernel-mode device driver NIFB by selecting
Start»
Settings»Control Panel»Devices»Nifb
and clicking the
Start
button.
You also can start NIFB by entering the following command at the
command prompt:
net start nifb
Tip
You can have the device driver start automatically when your computer boots.
Refer to Chapter 3,
, for instructions.
3.
Start the NIFB process selecting
Start»Programs»National
Instruments FBUS»NIFB
.
If NI-FBUS does not start up successfully, the base memory address, IRQ
line, or Fieldbus network address is incorrect. If the NIFB process does not
start up successfully, refer to Appendix C,
Changing the Resources to Eliminate Conflicts
Note
If you do not suspect you have resource conflicts, proceed to Chapter 3,
If you discovered resource conflicts when testing the installation, you need
to change your base address or IRQ settings.
(Windows 2000)
You do not normally need to modify the resources that
Windows 2000 assigns to your PCMCIA-FBUS.
To change resources to eliminate conflicts in Windows 2000, complete the
following steps:
1.
Select
Start»Settings»Control Panel
and double-click the
System
icon.
2.
Click the
Hardware
tab, then click the
Device Manager
button.
