Hard Drive Recovery - National Instruments NI PXI-8186 User Manual

1 DDR SO-DIMM Module

Hard Drive Recovery

Note Your system hot key is <F4>. To access the Phoenix Firstware Recover tool, press
and hold <F4> when video first appears during the boot process.
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Figure 2-5. Installing a DDR SO-DIMM in an NI PXI-8186 Controller
NI PXI-8186 controllers include Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Firstware
tools, either Recover or Vault, or both. These tools allow you to recover the
original factory condition of the hard disk from a small protected area of
your hard drive. This protected area contains an image of the hard disk
provided to you at the time of shipment. Should you need to restore your
software to its original condition, you can access that image by pressing a
hot key during the initial boot process. For more information regarding
these tools, refer to the documentation on your hard drive in the
c:\Images\Firstware
If you need to recover your factory-installed operating system from a CD,
you can use the included OS installation CD with an external CD-ROM
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2 DDR SO-DIMM Socket
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