Hard Drive Recovery; Installing An Os; Installing From A Usb Cd/Dvd-Rom - National Instruments NI PXIe-8115 User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration

Hard Drive Recovery

Note The hard drive recovery hot key is <F4>. To access the hard drive-based recovery
tool, press and hold <F4> when video first appears during the boot process.
Recovering the OS erases the contents of your hard disk. Back up any files you want
Note
to keep.

Installing an OS

Installing from a USB CD/DVD-ROM

Note For additional assistance with installing or changing an operating system, refer to
KnowledgeBase 2ZKC02OK, Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for PXI and VXI
Controllers, at
NI PXIe-8115 User Manual
NI PXIe-8115 controllers include two methods of restoring the original
factory condition of your hard drive. Hard drive-based recovery stores a
factory backup on a separate portion of your hard drive allowing you to
restore your controller without additional media. The NI PXIe-8115
controller also ships with an OS Recovery CD that allows you to reinstall
your operating system onto your hard drive through an external
USB CD/DVD-ROM. For more information on these tools, refer to
KnowledgeBase 2ZKC02OK, Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation
for PXI and VXI Controllers, at
If you need to recover your factory-installed operating system from a
CD, you can use the included OS re-installation CD with an external
USB CD/DVD-ROM drive. Boot the PXI Express controller using the
OS re-installation CD to recover the OS. You also may need to reinstall
other software after using the CD to recover the OS.
NI PXIe-8115 controllers include a preinstalled OS. In some cases, you
may want to install a different OS. When doing so, consider the following
guidelines.
The NI PXIe-8115 supports the installation of Windows 7 or Windows XP
from a USB CD/DVD-ROM. As an alternative to a USB CD/DVD-ROM
drive, you can use an external SCSI CD-ROM with a PXI-SCSI adapter.
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