Installing The Plug And Play Drivers; What To Do Next - Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley 1784-PKTX User Manual

3-2 Installing the Card and the Drivers

Installing the Plug and Play Drivers

Following these instructions to install your Plug and Play (PnP) drivers:
1. Upon startup, Microsoft Windows should detect the PKTX card and start the 'New
Hardware Wizard'. Click Next.
2. Insert your RSLinx CD into your CD-ROM drive (if it auto-starts, Exit the RSLinx
installation).
3. When prompted by the New Hardware Wizard, select 'Search for a suitable driver...'
and click Next.
4. When the 'Locate Driver Files' screen appears, select 'Specify a location' and click
Next.
5. When prompted to specify the location, browse to 'D:\RSLinx\PnP_Drivers'
(where D: is the CD-ROM drive with your RSLinx CD).
6. Follow decision table below:
If your operating system is
Microsoft Windows XP or 2000
Microsoft Windows 9x
7. Click OK.
The screen should indicate the driver has been found.
8. Click Next.
You should get a message that Windows has successfully added the PKTX. If not
successful, call Rockwell Technical support at 440-646-5800 (if you have an
appropriate support contract) or submit a request at
9. Click Finish.

What to Do Next

Chapter 4 explains how to connect the PKTx card to various networks and devices.
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browse to
Win2K\1784-PKTX(D)
Win9x\1784-PKTX(D)
http://support.rockwellautomation.com
and select file
pktx2000.inf
rsipktx.inf
.