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  PIO-821 Development Toolkit		                
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  Version 1.3.0 , Dec-08-2010
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Operation systems supported
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Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit(x86)
Microsoft Windows 2008 32-bit(x86)
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit(x86)
Microsoft Windows 2003 32-bit(x86)
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit(x86) 
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows ME
Microsoft Windows 98 

I/O Board Supported
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PIO-821L
PIO-821H

      
A. The default installation folder is 
   C:\DAQPro\PIO-821\Win2K
      
B. It's recommended to install the software before plug PIO-821 cards
   into the computer. This reduces the Windows Plug & Play procedures.
     
     1. Run the setup program to install.
     2. Power-off your computer.
     3. Plug the PIO-821 cards into the computer.
     4. Re-start the computer and finish the Windows PnP.
     
   Usually, Windows 2000 will finish the PnP procedures automatically.
   If Windows still asking the Inf files for PnP, please specify the
   "C:\DAQPro\PIO-821\Win2K\Driver" (depends on your installation) 
   folder to finish it.

C. For more information please refer to:
   
   CD:\NAPDOS\PCI\PIO-821\Manual           (Hardware manual)
   CD:\NAPDOS\PCI\PIO-821\DLL_OCX\Demo     (Sample programs)
   CD:\NAPDOS\PCI\Manual                   (Related documents)

Note: It will return PIO821_DriverOpenError under Windows 2000 when the 
      driver found no devices on the system.

Note: The PCI/PIO/PISO Series Cards must set it's Information-file 
      correctlly  under Windows 9x/2000/XP/2003 before users controlling 
      or accessing these cards. For the detailed information, please 
      refer to 
      CD:\NAPDOS\PCI\Manual\PCI_ISA_PnP_Driver_Installation_in_Win9x_2K_XP.pdf

Note: The manual is written in PDF format, users may need to free 
      download the Adobe Arcobat Reader at
      http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
      or
      CD:\NAPDOS\Adobe_Reader


Note: The PCI/PIO/PISO Series Cards must setting  it's  Information-file 
      correctly under Windows 98/Me and  Windows 2000/XP  before the users 
      control(access) these cards. For the detailed informations, please  
      refer to PISO-DA2\Manual\PnPInstall.PDF.

Note: The manual is written in PDF format,
      the user may need to free download the Adobe Arcobat Reader at
      http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

