Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
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of the NI PXI Platform Services software included with your controller.
System integrators, configuration utilities, and device drivers can use these
.ini files.
The NI PXI Platform Services software uses the system module driver,
chassis driver, and chassis.ini files to generate the PXI system
description files (pxisys.ini and pxiesys.ini). Device drivers and
other utility software read the pxiesys.ini and pxisys.ini files to
obtain system information. For detailed information about initialization
files, refer to the PXI specification at www.pxisa.org.
Upgrading RAM
You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe-8130 by
upgrading the SO-DIMMs.
To upgrade the RAM, remove the NIPXIe-8130 from the PXI Express
chassis. To optimize both memory capacity and system performance, use
the same size and speed memory module in each of the two module slots.
The use of different size modules in each slot is supported, but system
performance will be slower than using two matched modules. However,
two mismatched modules could result in better performance than using a
single module.
National Instruments offers the following SO-DIMM for use with the
NIPXIe-81 30 controller.
• PC2-5300 (DDR2 667) 1 GB, 128MB × 64, CL 5, 1.18 in. max
(NI part number 780031-1024)
Note National Instruments has tested and verified that the DDR2 SO-DIMMs we sell
work with the NI PXIe-8130. We recommend you purchase your DDR2 SO-DIMM
modules from National Instruments. Other off-the-shelf DDR2 SO-DIMM modules
are not guaranteed to work properly.