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NI PXI-8186 Installation Guide

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Removing Protective Screw Caps

5.

Make sure the injector/ejector handle is in its downward position. 
Align the NI PXI-8186 with the card guides on the top and bottom 
of the system controller slot.

Caution

Do 

not

 raise the injector/ejector handle as you insert the NI PXI-8186. The 

module will not insert properly unless the handle is in its downward position so that it does 
not interfere with the injector rail on the chassis.

6.

Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until 
the handle catches on the injector/ejector rail.

7.

Raise the injector/ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the 
backplane receptacle connectors. The front panel of the NI PXI-8186 
should be even with the front panel of the chassis.

8.

Tighten the four bracket-retaining screws on the top and bottom of the 
front panel to secure the NI PXI-8186 to the chassis.

9.

Check the installation.

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Protective Screw Cap (4X)

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Summary of Contents for PXI-8186

Page 1: ...ur PXI chassis user manual for specific instructions and warnings 1 Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXI 8186 The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module Make sure the power switch is turned off Caution To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards leave the chassis powered off until you finish installing th...

Page 2: ... its downward position so that it does not interfere with the injector rail on the chassis 6 Hold the handle as you slowly slide the module into the chassis until the handle catches on the injector ejector rail 7 Raise the injector ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane receptacle connectors The front panel of the NI PXI 8186 should be even with the front panel of the chas...

Page 3: ...ntroller does not boot refer to the What If the NI PXI 8186 Does Not Boot section Figure 2 shows an NI PXI 8186 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 8186 Controller Installed in a PXI Chassis How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Chassis The NI PXI 8186 controller is designed for easy hand...

Page 4: ...the display Does it hang at some particular point BIOS Operating System and so on If nothing appears on the screen try a different monitor Does your monitor work with a different PC If it hangs note the last screen output that you saw for reference when consulting National Instruments technical support What has changed about the system Did you recently move the system Was there electrical storm ac...

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