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N5101-90001
System Requirements
PC Requirements
Requirements for all applications:
•
You must be able to log on to your PC using an account with administrative privileges.
•
The PC and all signal sources must be connected via LAN or GPIB.
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Available PCI slot(s) must meet the 2.2 PCI/ISA (or later) specifications (see the bottom of
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Not all computer cases are PCI or ISA compliant. PCI compliant computer cases accommodate the N5101A PCI
card with the metal extender, thus enabling both ends to be restrained. For ISA compliant computer cases, an ISA
retainer (included) must be attached to the N5101A PCI card metal extender to enable the card to fit into the ISA
slots. To avoid reliability issues, the N5101A PCI card must be restrained on both ends. Refer to
for
installation instructions.
Application-specific requirements:
Table 2
N5110A Baseband Studio for Waveform Streaming
Streaming Rate
Slow (
≤
5 MSa/s)
Medium (
≤
20 MSa/s)
Fast (40 MSa/s)
Processor
Pentium
4, 2 GHz or greater
Pentium 4, 2 GHz or greater
Pentium 4, 2 GHz or greater
Front Side Bus
400 MHz
533 MHz
533 MHz
Memory
(Size, Type)
512 MB, PC2100
1 GB, PC2700
2 GB, PC2700
Available
PCI Slots
1: 32 bit/33 MHz and 1 additional
PCI slot opening
1: 64 bit/66 MHz and 1 additional
PCI slot opening
1: 64 bit/66 MHz or 1: 64 bit/133
MHz
a
and 1 additional PCI slot
opening
a. Required for the RAID Controller
HDD
Controller
Generic IDE
Ultra 160 SCSI RAID Controller
Ultra 320 SCSI RAID Controller
Hard Disks
1: Ultra ATA (7200 RPM)
2: Ultra 160 SCSI (10K RPM)
5: Ultra 320 SCSI (15K RPM)
HDD
Configuration
Single Drive with OS + Data
Dual Drive with OS + Data
Dedicated OS Drive, Data on
RAID
Operating
System
Windows
2000 Professional,
SP 3
Windows 2000 Professional, SP 3
Windows 2000 Professional, SP 3
Example
HP XW4100
HP XW8000
HP XW8000 w/add-on HDDs
