Installing An Os; Installing From A Usb Cd/Dvd-Rom - National Instruments NI PXIe-8130 User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
Note Recovering the OS erases the contents of your hard disk. Back up any files you want
to keep.

Installing an OS

Installing from a USB CD/DVD-ROM

Note For additional assistance with installing or changing an operating system, refer to
KnowledgeBase 2ZKC02OK, Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for PXI and VXI
Controllers, at
NI PXIe-8130 User Manual
If you need to recover your factory-installed operating system from a
CD, you can use the included OS re-installation CD with an external
USB CD/DVD-ROM drive. Boot the PXI Express controller using the
OS re-installation CD to recover the OS. You also may need to reinstall
other software after using the CD to recover the OS.
NI PXIe-8130 controllers include a preinstalled OS. In some cases, you
may want to install a different OS. When doing so, consider the following
guidelines.
The NI PXIe-8130 supports the installation of Windows 7, XP, or Vista
from a USB CD-ROM. However, many other operating systems do not
support installation from a USB CD/DVD-ROM. For example, Windows
2000 aborts during the install process because it does not have drivers for
the USB CD/DVD-ROM device.
As an alternative to a USB CD/DVD-ROM drive, you can use an external
SCSI CD-ROM with a PXI-SCSI adapter.
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