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Note The PS/2 connector will operate a keyboard without an adaptor.
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9. Check the installation.
10. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate connectors. If you
are using a PS/2 keyboard and a PS/2 mouse, use the Y-splitter adapter
(refer to Figure 4-1,
connect both to the PS/2 connector.
11. Connect the VGA monitor video cable to the VGA connector.
12. Connect devices to ports as required by your system configuration.
13. Power on the chassis.
14. Verify that the controller boots. If the controller does not boot, refer
to the What if the NI PXI-8186/8187 does not boot?
Chapter 5, Troubleshooting.
Figure 2-2 shows an NI PXI-8186 installed in the system controller slot of
a National Instruments PXI-1042 chassis. You can place PXI devices in any
other slot.
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Figure 2-2. NI PXI-8186 Controller Installed in a PXI Chassis
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Y-Splitter Cable) included with your controller to
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