Rockwell Automation 1784-PCD DeviceNet Communication Card - Manual (Page 52)

6-2 Install and Use the Driver for Windows 2000
Publication 1784-IN029C-EN-P - June 2001
Install the Driver
1. Insert the PCD card into your computer as described in Chapter 7.
IMPORTANT
If you are using Windows 2000, we strongly recommend that you
verify that your system BIOS supports Windows 2000. If you
have problems using the 1784-PCD card with a system running
Windows 2000, check that you have the latest system BIOS
installed. You can download BIOS updates from most computer
manufacturers’ websites. Contact your computer manufacturer
for details.
TIP
If you are upgrading your system from Windows NT to
Windows 2000, keep the following in mind:
•
Check that you have a Windows 2000-compatible BIOS
installed. You can download BIOS updates from most
computer manufacturers’ websites. Contact your computer
manufacturer for details.
•
be sure to uninstall Windows NT PCD drivers before
attempting to install Windows 2000. If you do not, and
you see a wdnpcd.dll error message in RSLinx, remove the
old driver by running the pcdupdt.exe utility from the root
of your driver installation disk. Refer to Update the
1784-PCD Plug and Play Driver on page 6-7 for
instructions for removing the old driver. If you still have
problems, contact Rockwell Automation Technical
Support.
IMPORTANT
Before you can install the driver for the 1784-PCD card, you must
be logged in as an administrator of the machine. Being an
administrator gives you permission to install or make changes to
the machine software. If you try to install the driver without
being an administrator, you will get error messages and the
driver will not install.