Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
© National Instruments Corporation 2-5 VXI-MXI-Express Series User Manual
Installing Your NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362 x1 PCI Express to MXI-Express Interface Card
To install your NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362 x1 PCI Express to
MXI-Express module, complete the following steps.
1. Power off your computer, but leave it plugged in while installing the
NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362. The power cord grounds the chassis and
protects it from electrical damage while you install the card.
Caution To protect both yourself and the computer from electrical hazards, your computer
should remain off until you finish installing the NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362.
2. Open the host computer or remove the top cover to gain access to the
host computer PCIe expansion slots.
3. Select any available PCI Express expansion slot.
Note The BIOS or motherboard may not support the NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362 in a slot
intended for a graphics card.
4. Locate the slot. Remove any slot and back panel covers and hardware
(for example, screws).
5. Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer to
discharge any static electricity that might be on your clothes or body.
6. Line up the NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362 with the slot on the
back panel. Slowly push down on the top of the NIPCIe-8361/
NIPCIe-8362 until its card-edge connector is resting on the expansion
slot receptacle. Using slow, evenly distributed pressure, press the
NI PCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362 straight down until it seats completely in
the expansion slot, as shown in Figure2-1.
7. Reinstall the bracket-retaining mechanism to secure the
NIPCIe-8361/NI PCIe-8362 to the back panel rail.
8. Replace the computer cover.