Reinstallation Problem PCI-1200

[JDog]

In troubleshooting a DAQ problem, I tried to reinstall the drivers for my PCI-1200 running on a Power Macintosh G3 running MAC OS. I followed the directions stated here and deleted all of the mentioned files. When I reinstalled the drivers, my card wasn't autodetected. When running the NI-DAQ Configuration utility, my card is no longer detected. What do I do? I noticed that the .llb files were not reinstalled again (#'s 5-8). Other than that I am stuck.

Your help is appreciated.

James Hoggard

NI's website directions for uninstalling Ni-Daq 6.1.0:

* Delete the following:
1. NI DAQ Folder (ie the folder where you installed NI DAQ)
2. :System Folder:Extensions:NI-DAQ
3. :System Folder:Extensions:NI-DAQ Hardware Database
4. :System Folder:Preferences:DAQ Channel Wizard Preferences
5. :LabVIEW Folder:vi.lib:DAQ:_daq301.llb
6. :LabVIEW Folder:vi.lib:DAQ:dqchnutl.llb
7. :LabVIEW Folder:vi.lib:DAQ:misc.llb
8. :LabVIEW Folder:vi.lib:DAQ:zadvd.llb
* Note: If you remove the DAQ .llb files the NI DAQ installer will not install them again. They must
be present for NI DAQ to update them.

Uninstallation for NI DAQ 4.9.1 and earlier:

* Delete the following:
1. NI DAQ Folder(ie the folder where you installed NI DAQ)
2. :System Folder:Control Panels:NI-DAQ
3. :System Folder:Extensions:NI-DMA/DSP
4. :System Folder:Extensions:NI-DAQ for LabVIEW (only for PowerPC)
5. :LabVIEW Folder:vi.lib:DAQ:_daq301.llb
6. :LabVIEW Folder:vi.lib:DAQ:dqchnutl.llb
7. :LabVIEW Folder:vi.lib:DAQ:misc.llb
8. :LabVIEW Folder:vi.lib:DAQ:zadvd.llb
* Note: If you remove the DAQ .llb files the NI DAQ installer will not install them again. They must
be present for NI DAQ to update them.

[LA 75]

Hello JDog,

The drivers for your PCI-1200 cannot be supported in MAC OS X, they are supported on XP, 2000, NT 2, 98/Me, and 95. Our support for MAC has moved to DAQmx base...I would also encourage you to upgrade to a new board, the PCI-1200 is one of our legacy boards.

Hope this helps!

LA

[gcs]

You will have to reinstall LabVIEW and its DAQ support to reinstall the DAQ LLBs. You may then have to rerun the DAQ installer to update these LLBs, depending on which version of LabVIEW you installed. The details are in the NI-DAQ for Mac OS Read Me. Regardless, not having these LLBs installed should not prevent the NI-DAQ Configuration Utility from recognizing your device.

What version of Mac OS are you running?

What version of NI-DAQ for Mac OS are you installing? The latest version is NI-DAQ 6.6.1 for Mac OS.

Please ensure that the following files are installed:

System Folder : Extensions : NI-DAQ
System Folder : Extensions : NI-DAQ Hardware Database
System Folder : Extensions : NI-PAL

Try deleting the System Folder : Preferences : National Instruments folder and relaunching the NI-DAQ Configuration Utility.

What was the original problem that you were troubleshooting?

Thanks!

geoff

[gcs]

While the PCI-1200 is not supported on Mac OS X, it is still supported on Mac OS with the NI-DAQ 6.6.1/4.9.4 drivers. The PCI-1200 is not supported by NI-DAQmx Base on Mac OS X.

geoff

[JDog]

Thanks everyone. I am running on a Mac OS 8.5 and was using the correct drivers.

Everything worked after I reinstalled Labview to get the .llb files back, which were not reinstalled with the driver software. I appreciate the responses.

[jdwright]

Is NI-DAQ 6.6.1 for MacOS 9 stable? I am trying to run Labview 5.0 with NI-DAQ 6.6.1
and MacOS 9 on a beige G3 Macintosh with a PCI-1200 and PCI-6703 cards installed.
After an extended period of run-time the computer freezes.