National Instruments PCI-8430 - Frequently Asked Questions

FrequentlyAskedQuestions
HowdoIforceWindowstodetectmyPCI,PXI,orPCMCIAhardware?
HowdoIforceWindowstodetectmyUSBhardware?
HowdoIforceWindowstodetectmyExpressCardhardware?
HowcanIdeterminewhichtypeofserialhardwareIhaveinstalled?
WhydoesmyPCI/PXIserialcarddisplaythewrongserialnumber?
HowcanIdeterminewhichversionoftheNI-SerialsoftwareIhave
installed?
HowdoItroubleshootproblems?
HowcanIdeterminewhethermyhardwareandsoftwareareinstalled
properly?
HowcanIrepairmyNI-Serialsoftware?
HowcanIdeterminewhichportisassociatedwithCOMx?
HowcanIchangetheCOMnumbersofmyNationalInstrumentsserial
ports?
Whycan'tImakechangestomysettingsinMAXonWindowsVista?
WhydoesmyhardwarekeepreappearingafterIdeleteitonWindows
Vista?
HowmanyserialportscanIhaveonmymachine?
Howmanyinterruptsarerequiredformyserialinterface?
HowdoIresolveserialUSBpowerconflicts?
WhatisthedifferencebetweenUSB2.0andUSB1.1andcanIusethe
USBserialhardwareinUSB2.0networks?
Whyisn'ttheAuto232transceivermodeonmyUSB-232working?
WhyamIseeingpoorperformanceonWindowsXPwhenIusemultiple
USBserialinterfaces?
WhydidmyUSBserialportsenumeratebackward?
HowdoIaccessmyserialENETinterfaceusingthehostname?
HowdoIcommunicatewithserialENETinterfaceslocatedonother
subnets?