Driver for National Instruments NI 5401 for PXI - downloading and installing it

NI 5401 for PXI is a DAQ Device device. This Windows driver was developed by National Instruments. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_1093&DEV_1A80.

1. National Instruments NI 5401 for PXI - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for National Instruments NI 5401 for PXI driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 1.0.0.49152 released on 2013-08-29.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by National Instruments.
File size of the driver: 34068 bytes (33.27 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 76382 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install National Instruments NI 5401 for PXI driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the National Instruments NI 5401 for PXI driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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