Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
NI PXI-8104 User Manual 2-8 ni.com
PXI Setup Menu
Use this menu to control and route certain signals on the PXI backplane.
Normally, you do not need to modify these settings. However, other
sections of this manual may indicate that modifications are necessary
and may lead to unpredictable behavior.
•APIC Routing—This item is valid only for Windows XP and 2000
and other modern operating systems. Select Enabled to initialize the
IOAPIC and local APIC in uniprocessor mode. Select Disabled to use
the legacy PIC for interrupt routing. The default setting is Enabled.
•PIRQx Routing—This setting selects the routing option for PXI/PCI
devices connected to PIRQx. This settings affects OSes that do not use
APIC routing. The default setting for all PIRQx options is IRQ10.
•Per-Slot Device Settings—This setting brings up the Per-Slot Device
Settings submenu. Refer to the Per-Slot Device Settings Submenu
section.
Per-Slot Device Settings Submenu
Use this menu to configure options that can be modified for individual PCI
devices in a PXI chassis.
Note Scanning for Option ROMs on devices behind a PCI bridge cannot be disabled.
PCI Device x Option ROM Scan—This setting selects whether PCI
device x will be scanned for an option ROM. Setting this option to Enabled
allows the BIOS to scan for a PCI option ROM on this PCI device. Setting
to Disabled prevents the BIOS from detecting option ROMs on this device.
Setting to Disabled does not completely disable the PCI device, just the
option ROM scan. The default is Enabled.
Security Menu
Use this menu to enable BIOS security options.
•Set User Password—This setting allows you to specify a password
that must be entered to boot the system. To activate this feature, you
must first specify a Supervisor password and enable the Password on
boot feature. By default, no password is specified.
•Set Supervisor Password—This setting allows you to specify a
password that must be entered to access the BIOS setup options. By
default, no password is specified.