PCI shows as PXI???

[Ralph@NES]

I'm installing a PCI-6221 on Windows 7.  Measurement and Automation keeps showing it as a PXI device.  I cannot convince it that it's a PCI and subsequently I cannot connect to my SCXI chassis.

What do I have to do to convince this thing it isn't PXI?  Can I uninstall PXI support completely?

[Ralph@NES]

I must add, this is a 64 bit system and I'm using an older version of Labview (8.5.1).

My path was such:

-Labview (Without any hardware) was installed for program development and editing.

-I installed the PCI card and downloaded the latest driver (9.x I think).

-MAX saw the card correctly, allowed me to add SCXI chassis, etc.

-Labview was missing the DAQ assistant function -- The new DAQmx doesn't support 8.5.1.

-Uninstalled DAQ 9.x

-Installed NI-DAQmx 8.6

-No PCI card showed at all.
-Unnstalled all NI products
-Reinstalled 8.5.1 and device drivers
-Reinstalled NI-DAQmx 8.6
-PCI card is there and showing as PXI

[gaving]

according to http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/B0D5630C0A50D5C6862578E800459248

you can update to DAQmx 9.3...can you give that a try?

[Ralph@NES]

That DAQmx didn't appear to support Labview 8.5 when I installed it earlier.  We'll give it a shot.

I've removed all drivers and installed DAQmx 8.7.1 and it doesn't see the 6221 at all.  How frustrating.

[gaving]

It first has to show up in Windows Device Manager. What do you see in there?

[Ralph@NES]

It shows up as Data Acquisition Devices, PCI-6221.

I've installed a newer DAQmx (9.0.something) and in addition to thinking the 6221 is a PXI device, it's crashing and freezing like mad.

[Ralph@NES]

After another reboot and removing the PCI from my device manager and letting it reinstall, it showed up in the right place in MAX.

Must just be a grey area between windows versions and drivers.