Cables And Connections - National Instruments NI PXI-8109 User Manual

Chapter 4 Common Configuration Questions
Note There are some limitations when booting from a USB device. Windows XP
can be installed from a USB CD/DVD-ROM, but earlier versions of Windows cannot.
The NI PXI-8109 BIOS configures the USB devices so that they will work in a DOS
environment.

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• An external USB floppy drive
• Most PCI or PCIe-based devices that provide an Option ROM
How do I configure the controller to boot from these devices?
There are two methods.
• Enter the BIOS setup by rebooting the controller and pressing
<Delete> during the memory tests. Select the Boot menu. You will see
a list of all bootable devices, ordered by device type. You can set the
boot order by altering the Boot Option #1, Boot Option #2, and
Boot Option #3 settings.
• To boot from a different device without permanently changing the boot
order, press <F10> during POST. After the BIOS completes the POST
and just before the controller boots the OS, the Boot menu is displayed.
You can select the device type you want to boot from.
How do I plug both a PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard into the
controller?
The NI PXI-8109 has no PS/2 connector, and you need to use a USB
Y-splitter cable as shown in Figure 4-1, or a similar device, to connect
both a PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard. National Instruments part
number 778713-01 is such a cable and is available through the online
catalog at
ni.com/products
.
Figure 4-1. Y-Splitter Cable
4-2 ni.com