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Configuring the PXI-8170 Series

This appendix describes how to configure the following options:
• System RAM
• System CMOS
• LCD output
• LCD resolution
• Keyboard and mouse ports
• Serial IRQ, INTP, and INTS connection
• Onboard video

Installed System RAM

You can change the amount of installed RAM on the PXI-8170 Series by
installing DRAM SO-DIMMs. Refer to Appendix B, Specifications, for
more information on SO-DIMMs.

System CMOS

The PXI-8170 contains a backed-up memory used to store BIOS defaults
and configuration information.
To clear the CMOS contents, short pins 3–5 of J4 as shown in FigureA-1b.
Plug the unit back into the mainframe and apply power momentarily. Turn
the power off again and remove the unit. Place the jumper back in the
default state (short pins 1–3).
Note Pins 2, 4, and 6 are for the onboard video. See the Onboard Video section for the
proper configuration.
Caution Do not keep these two pins short-circuited. The computer cannot sustain the
CMOS memory when the power is turned off if you leave these two pins shorted.