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NI 8171 Series User Manual viii ni.com
Upgrading RAM............................................................................................................2-13
Hard Drive Recovery.....................................................................................................2-14
Recovery from a CD-ROM.............................................................................2-14
Recovery from a Network...............................................................................2-15
Installing an OS............................................................................................................. 2-15
Installing from a CD-ROM.............................................................................2-15
Installing from a Network...............................................................................2-16
Chapter 3
I/O Information
Front Panel Connectors ................................................................................................. 3-1
VGA................................................................................................................3-2
COM1 and COM2...........................................................................................3-3
Ethernet...........................................................................................................3-4
Parallel Port.....................................................................................................3-5
Universal Serial Bus........................................................................................ 3-7
PS/2.................................................................................................................3-8
Trigger.............................................................................................................3-9
GPIB (IEEE 488.2) .........................................................................................3-10
Front Panel Features......................................................................................................3-11
Data Storage .................................................................................................................. 3-11
PXI-1020 and PXI-1025 Chassis Interface ................................................................... 3-12
Chapter 4
Common Configuration Questions
General Questions .........................................................................................................4-1
Boot Options.................................................................................................................. 4-1
Cables and Connections ................................................................................................4-2
Operating System and Software Driver Installation...................................................... 4-3
Hard Drive Recovery.....................................................................................................4-4
Chassis Configuration ................................................................................................... 4-5
Upgrade Information ..................................................................................................... 4-6
Windows NT4 Issues.....................................................................................................4-8
PXI Configuration.........................................................................................................4-8
Chapter 5
Troubleshooting