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Contents
BIOS Diagnostic Utilities ................................................................................................. 2-14
Accessing BIOS Diagnostic Utilities........................................................................ 2-14
Hard Drive Diagnostic Utility................................................................................... 2-14
Memory Diagnostic Utility....................................................................................... 2-14
System CMOS .................................................................................................................. 2-14
LabVIEW RT Installation................................................................................................. 2-16
LabVIEW RT Software Installation ......................................................................... 2-16
LabVIEW RT Configuration Switches..................................................................... 2-17
Drivers and Software ........................................................................................................ 2-19
PXI Express Features........................................................................................................ 2-19
PXI Express Trigger Connectivity............................................................................ 2-19
PXI Express Chassis Configuration.................................................................................. 2-19
PXI Express System Configuration .......................................................................... 2-19
Upgrading RAM ............................................................................................................... 2-20
Hard Drive Recovery ........................................................................................................ 2-21
Installing an OS ................................................................................................................ 2-22
Installing from a USB CD/DVD-ROM .................................................................... 2-22
Chapter 3
I/O Information
Front Panel Connectors..................................................................................................... 3-1
Front Panel ........................................................................................................................3-2
DisplayPort ............................................................................................................... 3-3
Ethernet ..................................................................................................................... 3-4
Universal Serial Bus ................................................................................................. 3-6
Trigger ...................................................................................................................... 3-7
GPIB (IEEE 488.2) ................................................................................................... 3-8
Front Panel Features ......................................................................................................... 3-9
Data Storage...................................................................................................................... 3-10
Chapter 4
Common Configuration Questions
General Questions............................................................................................................. 4-1
Boot Options ..................................................................................................................... 4-1
Cables and Connections.................................................................................................... 4-2
Software Driver Installation.............................................................................................. 4-3
Upgrade Information......................................................................................................... 4-3
PXI Express Configuration ............................................................................................... 4-5
Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
Appendix A
Specifications
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