Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
NI PXI-8183 User Manual 2-18 ni.com
Installing from a NetworkComplete the following steps to install an OS from a network:
1. Create a network bootdisk. (Refer to the readme.txt file in the
netboot folder on your OS installation CD.)
2. Use another PC on the network with a CD-ROM drive. Share the drive
and load the OS installation CD.
3. Boot your NI PXI-8183 using the network boot disk.
4. Run the net utility from the a: drive. Map the shared CD-ROM
(forexample, drive z:).
5. Run winnt.exe from the \os\i386 directory.
Notes To launch the installation in unattended mode, type:
z:\os\i386\winnt.exe /u:z:\os\pxi8180.txt /s:z:\os\i386
For additional assistance with installing or changing an operating system, refer to
KnowledgeBase 2ZKC02OK at ni.com/support.