Chapter 4
Common Configuration Questions
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Note
Click the
Scan for Hardware Changes in the Device Manager
button to force
re-detection of the GPIB hardware after installing the driver.
How do I install software from a CD?
The compact size of the NI PXIe-8103 does not allow for an integrated
CD-ROM drive. If you are using Windows XP, you have the following
options:
•
USB CD-ROM
—Windows XP supports installing from a
USB CD-ROM using a bootable installation CD.
•
SCSI CD-ROM
—Windows XP supports installing from a
SCSI CD-ROM using a bootable installation CD.
•
Mapped network drive
—You can use the Ethernet to connect to
another computer. If you share the CD-ROM drive on the other
computer, you can map the shared CD-ROM drive to a drive letter
on the NI PXIe-8103.
Upgrade Information
How do I upgrade system memory?
You can change the amount of installed RAM on the NI PXIe-8103 by
upgrading the DDR2 SO-DIMMs.
To upgrade the RAM, remove the NI PXIe-8103 from the PXI 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 will result in better performance than using a single module.
National Instruments offers the following types of SO-DIMMs for use with
the NI PXIe-8103 controller.
•
PC2-4200 256 MB, 32 MB
×
64, CL 4, 1.18 in. max
•
PC2-4200 512 MB, 64 MB
×
64, CL 4, 1.18 in. max
•
PC2-4200 1 GB, 128 MB
×
64, CL 4, 1.18 in. max
Note
National Instruments has tested and verified that the DDR2 SO-DIMMs we sell
work with the NI PXIe-8103. 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.
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