Power Up The Chassis; System Requirements; Software Installation - Keysight M9383A Startup Manual

Startup Guide
Assemble the M9383A

Power up the Chassis

If you are using a remote controller, you must power up the chassis before you power up
the PC. When you power down your configuration, shut down the PC before you power
down the chassis

System Requirements

System
Operating system
Processor speed
Available memory
Available disk space
Video
Browser
System
Controllers
Embedded controller
Remote controller

Software Installation

Install the software in the order indicated in the following table onto the
embedded controller, or PC if your configuration contains an M9021A PXIe
cable interface.
M9383A Startup Guide
Software Requirements
Windows 7 (32- & 64-bit), Windows Embedded Standard 7, and Windows 10
1 GHz 32-bit (x86), 1 GHz 64-bit (x64), no support for Itanium64
4 GB minimum (8 GB recommended for 64-bit operating systems)
1.5 GB available hard disk space (includes 1 GB for Microsoft .NET Framework
4.0, and 100 MB for Keysight IO Libraries Suite)
Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB graphics memory recommended
(Super VGA is supported)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or greater
Hardware Requirements
A PXI or PXI Express embedded controller or remote controller (external PC
connected to the chassis by a PCI-to-PXI interface) is required.
Keysight M9037A or an embedded controller that meets the following
requirements:
- PXIe system controller (PXI-1 embedded controllers are not compatible)
- Utilize a 2x8, or 4x4, PXIe system slot link configuration.
- Run one of the operating systems listed in System Requirements (above)
(Keysight M9018A chassis only) A PC running one of the operating systems listed
in System Requirements above and a Keysight M9021A Cable Interface x8 with
the following PC interface option:
- Keysight M9048A PCIe Desktop Adapter x8, with cable (for desktop PCs)
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