Hello,
Since your question is not very precise, I will try to give you some suggestions for installing your GPIB board.
In order for the board to be recognized, you will need to ensure that the driver for the board is installed before the board itself.
After making sure you have the latest driver from (http://www.ni.com/support/gpib/versions.htm), the first step in determining the functionality of your GPIB card is to run the "Getting Started Wizard" found in Start/Programs/National Instruments/NI-488.2.
If the Getting Started Wizard Fails:
-Read the instructions on that utility.
-If you are using a PCI card, try switching slots.
-In Windows NT, you may want to verify your setup in Control Panel/GPIB. In this dialog, click GPIB0 and click "Board T
ype". Be sure that the board matches what is installed in your system. If you can't see the serial number see KB#1N88Q5RM (http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch?SearchView&Query=1N88Q5RM)
-In other versions of Windows, you should be able to see the GPIB interface in the "Device Manager".
The next step is to communicate with the instrument in the Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). In MAX under "Devices and Interfaces" you should be able to find your card. Right-click and do a "Scan for Instruments".
If the scan fails:
-Be sure the instrument is powered on and online.
-Be sure the cable is connected tight and screwed on.
-Try switching cables. Shorter cables are preferred.
-If using multiple instruments, try communicating to one instrument at a time.
I hope this helps, please let us know if we can help you further!
Anthony Bacak
National Instruments
Applications Engineering
