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Installation and Configuration
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controller using the OS re-installation CD to recover the OS. You also may
need to reinstall other software after using the CD to recover the OS.
Note
Recovering the OS erases the contents of your hard disk, including the factory hard
drive recovery image. Back up the factory hard drive recovery image and any other files
you want to keep.
Installing an OS
NI PXI-8820 controllers may include a preinstalled OS. In some cases, you
may want to install a different OS. When doing so, consider the following
guidelines.
Installing from a USB CD/DVD-ROM
The NI PXI-8820 supports the installation of Windows 7 from a USB
CD/DVD-ROM. As an alternative to a USB CD/DVD-ROM drive, you can
use an external SCSI CD-ROM with a PXI-SCSI adapter.
Note
For additional assistance with installing or changing an operating system, refer to
KnowledgeBase
2ZKC02OK
,
Hard Drive Recovery and OS Installation for PXI and VXI
Controllers
, at
ni.com/support
.
Power Budgeting
The NI PXI-8820 is a high power, high performance controller. It may
be necessary to perform power budgeting to ensure that the chassis
can adequately power all of the modules in the system. Refer to
KnowledgeBase
3K69SDQT
,
Performing a Power Budget on a PXI
System
, for tips on budgeting power.
