National Instruments PXI-8186 Installation Manual

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INSTALLATION GUIDE

NI PXI-8186

Installing the NI PXI-8186

To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards, leave the chassis

Caution

powered off until you finish installing the NI PXI-8186 module.

This document contains information about installing your NI PXI-8186

controller in a PXI chassis.

For complete configuration and troubleshooting information (including

information about BIOS setup, adding RAM, and so on), refer to the

NI PXI-8186 User Manual. The manual is in PDF format on the recovery

CD included with your controller and on the National Instruments Web site,

ni.com

This section contains general installation instructions for the NI PXI-8186.

Consult your PXI chassis user manual for specific instructions and

warnings.

Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXI-8186. The power cord

grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you

install the module. (Make sure the power switch is turned off.)

Remove any filler panels blocking access to the system controller slot

(Slot 1) in the chassis.

Touch the metal part of the case to discharge any static electricity that

might be on your clothes or body.

Remove the protective plastic covers from the four bracket-retaining

screws as shown in Figure 1.

Table of Contents

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Page 1 For complete configuration and troubleshooting information (including information about BIOS setup, adding RAM, and so on), refer to the NI PXI-8186 User Manual. The manual is in PDF format on the recovery CD included with your controller and on the National Instruments Web site, ni.com...
Page 2 Figure 1. Removing Protective Screw Caps Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its downward position. Align the NI PXI-8186 with the card guides on the top and bottom of the system controller slot. Do not raise the injector/ejector handle as you insert the NI PXI-8186. The...
Page 3 14. Verify that the controller boots. If the controller does not boot, refer to What If the NI PXI-8186 Does Not Boot? section. Figure 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.
Page 4 *323683A-01* Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. For patents covering National Instruments products, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your CD, or ni.com/patents. 323683A-01 Oct03 ©...