Table Of Contents - National Instruments NI PXI-8108 User Manual

Contents
About This Manual
How to Use the Documentation Set...............................................................................xi
Conventions ...................................................................................................................xi
Related Documentation..................................................................................................xii
Chapter 1
Introduction
Benefits of PXI ..............................................................................................................1-1
NI PXI-8108 ..................................................................................................................1-2
Description ......................................................................................................1-2
Functional Overview .......................................................................................1-2
National Instruments Software ......................................................................................1-4
Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Installing the NI PXI-8108 ............................................................................................2-1
How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Chassis ....................................2-4
BIOS Setup ....................................................................................................................2-5
Accessing BIOS Setup Utility .........................................................................2-5
Main Setup Menu ............................................................................................2-6
Advanced Setup Menu ....................................................................................2-6
LabVIEW RT Options Setup Menu ................................................................2-11
Boot Setup Menu.............................................................................................2-12
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NI PXI-8108 Functional Description ................................................1-2
SATA Configuration Submenu.........................................................2-7
CPU Configuration Submenu ...........................................................2-8
Video Configuration Submenu .........................................................2-8
ExpressCard Configuration Submenu...............................................2-9
USB Configuration Submenu ...........................................................2-9
Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu.....................................2-10
Serial Port 0 Configuration Submenu.................................2-10
Parallel Port Configuration Submenu.................................2-10
Trigger Router Configuration Submenu ...........................................2-11
Boot Settings Configuration Submenu .............................................2-13
Hard Drive BBS Priorities Submenu ................................................2-13
CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Submenu...............................2-13
Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Submenu.............................................2-14
Network Device BBS Priorities Submenu ........................................2-14
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