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PX Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Installation

Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Installation​

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The following installation instructions use a PX-346, but the installation instructions are the same for any PX card.

Automatic Installation via Windows Update​

  1. When you boot up your computer on Windows 7, Windows Update will automatically search for the latest drivers. If you have a connection to the internet, the drivers will be installed and the device will be ready to use.

    Windows 7 taskbar notification balloon showing Installing device driver software message

  2. If there is no connection to the internet or the drivers can't be found, a message will appear to tell you that device driver software was not successfully installed.

    Windows 7 Driver Software Installation dialog showing No driver found errors for Base System Device and PCI Serial Port

Manual Installation​

  1. To install the drivers, Device Manager will need to be opened. To open Device Manager go to the Control Panel, System, Hardware tab, then click on the Device Manager button.

  2. Once this is open you will see the yellow ! icon in the Other Devices node. Right click on the device and click on Update Driver Software.

    Windows 7 Device Manager showing PX card under Other Devices with Base System Device and PCI Serial Port entries

    Device Manager right-click context menu showing Update Driver Software option for PCI Serial Port

  3. If your Brainboxes card came with a CD, insert it now and select to search automatically and the driver software will be found and installed. Skip to step 7. If not and you have a folder with the drivers, select to browse your computer for the drivers.

    Update Driver Software wizard with Search automatically and Browse my computer options

  4. Select the folder which contains the drivers that you want to install for your device.

    Browse for driver software dialog with folder path set to PX Build driver location

  5. The drivers will then be installed for the card.

    Driver installation success dialog showing Brainboxes PCIe 4xRS422/485 (PX-346/335) installed

  6. You will then need to install the Base System Device (RS-422/485 devices only) and then install all of the Serial ports using the same steps as above.

    Device Manager showing Brainboxes PX-346 installed under Multi-port serial adapters with serial ports pending in Other Devices

  7. Once you have installed one of the ports you can scan for hardware changes and the other Serial Ports will be installed automatically.

    Device Manager Action menu with Scan for hardware changes selected, showing partially installed PX serial ports

    Driver installation complete dialog showing three Brainboxes RS422/485 Serial Ports ready to use