National Instruments PXI NI 8171 Series - Manual (Page 7)

Contents
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