Boot Setup Menu; Exiting Bios Setup - National Instruments PXI-8184 User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
Note To disable a current password, leave the new password field blank by pressing
<Enter> on the field.

Boot Setup Menu

If an SCSI host adapter exists in the system, this menu has an additional entry for
Note
SCSI devices.
Note If PXE Network Boot is enabled, this menu has an additional entry for the Ethernet
interface.

Exiting BIOS Setup

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by 32-bit operating system drivers that access the hard disk directly.
The default is No.
This screen displays the boot order of devices associated with the
controller. The BIOS proceeds down this list in search of a bootable device.
If the BIOS fails to find any bootable device, the message
System Not Found
• Removable Devices—The boot list includes floppy drives, ZIP drives,
and some USB-based devices.
• Hard Drive—The boot list includes all IDE/ATA and USB hard disks
detected on the system. Press <Enter> on this entry to expand it to
select the boot priority of individual IDE/ATA hard drives.
• CD-ROM Drive—The boot list includes all classes of CD-ROM
drive, including USB drives.
The Exit setup menu includes all available options for exiting, saving, and
loading the BIOS default configuration. As an alternative to this screen,
press <F9> to load BIOS default settings and <F10> to save changes and
exit setup.
The Exit setup menu includes the following settings:
• Exit Saving Changes—Any changes made to BIOS settings are stored
in the battery-backed System CMOS. The setup program then exits
and reboots the controller.
• Exit Discarding Changes—Any changes made to BIOS settings
during this session of the BIOS setup program are discarded. The setup
program then exits and boots the controller without rebooting first.
• Load Setup Defaults—This setting restores all BIOS settings to the
factory default. This is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable
is displayed, and the system halts.
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