Configuring pci host cards – Perle Systems RIO 5500036-17 User Manual

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RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
Installing RIO under Windows NT

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Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software

Configuring PCI host cards

The PCI host card is plug and play however, under Windows NT a small amount of
configuration is required. To install and configure a PCI card under Windows NT, proceed as
follows;

1. Install the PCI host card into your system using the procedures detailed in

Installing a

Universal 3.3/5V PCI host card

on page

156

.

2. Switch on your computer system.

3. In the Windows desktop, display the Perle program group window.

4. In the Perle program group window, double click on the RIO icon.

The RIO Configuration window is now displayed showing the RIO PCI card on the map
display.

5. In the RIO Configuration window, double-click on the card and give it a name.

You can now continue with the rest of your system installation as detailed in

General setup

procedure for Windows NT

on page

91

.

Note

Although plug and play, some machine BIOSs require that you assign IRQs to each
PCI

slot

in order to make a PCI card use interrupts.

You cannot change the interrupt or memory address of the PCI card.

Note

During bootup, the operating system will select automatically an interrupt and memory
address for the card.

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