©NationalInstruments Corporation I-1 NI8171 Series User Manual
Index

A

Advanced Setup menu,2-5

B

BIOS
checking settings, 4-1
flashing new BIOS, 4-7
power loss during update, 5-3
setup
Advanced Setup menu,2-5
BootSetup menu, 2-8
DMIE vent Logging menu, 2-5
entering,2-3
Exiting BIOS Setup menu, 2-9
Integrated Peripherals menu, 2-6
Main Setup menu, 2-4
PXI Setup menu, 2-7
Security Setup menu,2-8
boot options
configuring controller, 4-2
Boot Setup menu, 2-8

C

CD-ROM drive
for PXI-1020 and PXI-1025, 2-11
installing software from, 4-3
chip set north bridge, 1-4
chip set south bridge, 1-4
CMOS
clearing contents (figure), 2-10
setting back to default, 5-2
COM1 and COM2 connectors
connector locations and pinout (figure), 3-3
connectorsignals (table), 3-3
common configuration questions
boot options, 4-1
cables and connections, 4-2
chassis configuration, 4-5
driveri nstallation, 4-3
general questions, 4-1
hard drive recovery, 4-4
operating system, 4-3
PXIc onfiguration, 4-8
upgrade information, 4-6
Windows NT4, 4-8
CompactPCIspecification, 1-1
ComponentWorks,1-6
ComponentWorks++, 1-6
configuration
common questions
boot options, 4-1
cables and connections, 4-2
chassis configuration, 4-5
driveri nstallation, 4-3
general questions, 4-1
hard drive recovery, 4-4
operating system, 4-3
PXI configuration, 4-8
upgrade information, 4-6
Windows NT4, 4-8
connectors
COM1 and COM2 connectors and
signals, 3-3
Ethernetconnector and signals,3-4
GPIB connector and signals, 3-10
parallelport connector and signals, 3-5
peripheral expansion overview (table), 3-1
PS/2 connectorand signals, 3-8
triggerconnector and signals, 3-9