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NI PXI-8104 Installation Guide

11. Connect the DVI monitor video cable to the DVI connector. If you are 

using a VGA monitor, use the DVI-to-VGA adapter included with 
your kit.

12. Connect peripherals to ports as required by your system configuration.

13. Power on the display. Refer to the 

NI PXI-8104 User Manual

 for 

details.

14. Power on the chassis.

15. Verify that the controller boots. If it does not boot, refer to the 

What If 

the NI PXI-8104 Does Not Boot?

 section later in this guide.

Figure 2 shows an NI PXI-8104 controller installed in the system controller 
slot of a National Instruments PXI-1042 chassis. You can place PXI devices 
in any other slot.

Figure 2.  

NI PXI-8104 Controller Installed in a PXI Chassis

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NI PXI-1042 Chassis 2

NI PXI-8104 Controller

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