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Chapter 3
VXIpc 700 Series Configuration and Installation
Warning
To protect both yourself and the mainframe from electrical hazards, the
mainframe should remain off until you are finished changing the settings
on the VXIpc-700 module.
VXIpc 700 Series User Manual
Figure 3-5 shows the configuration settings for EEPROM operation.
W7
a. Boot from User
Configuration (Default)
Figure 3-5. EEPROM Configuration
How to Fix an Invalid EEPROM Configuration
The NI-VXI software includes a configuration utility you can use to
edit the configuration of the VXIpc-700. Use T&M Explorer with
Windows 95/NT or VXIedit with all other platforms. Some of these
settings are stored in files that are read by the NI-VXI software, while other
settings are stored directly in the VXIpc-700 EEPROM. Certain EEPROM
configurations can lock up your PCI computer while it is booting up.
Generally, only the size and location of the memory windows can cause
your VXIpc-700 to lock up your system. For example, many PCI-based
computers will not boot if a board in its system requests more memory
space than the computer can allocate. If you encounter this situation you
should reduce the size of the VXIpc-700 user window.
If this situation occurs after you change the configuration, perform the
following steps to reconfigure the VXIpc-700.
1.
Turn your computer off.
2.
Change jumper W7 as shown in Figure 3-5b to restore the factory
configuration.
3.
Turn on the computer. The computer should boot this time because the
factory-default configuration is being used to initialize the VXIpc-700
module.
4.
Run your software configuration utility to re-adjust the VXIpc-700
configuration.
5.
After saving the configuration, exit Windows and turn off the
computer.
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W7
b. Boot from Protected
Configuration
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