Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Caution
Changing settings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable controller.
If this happens, follow the procedures outlined in the
section to restore
BIOS settings to their factory defaults.
The
Advanced
setup menu includes the following settings:
•
Reset Configuration Data
—A portion of the EEPROM on the
controller is designated as the Extended System Configuration Data
region (ESCD). The BIOS and Plug-and-Play operating systems use
this table to store the
Last Known Good
configuration of system
peripherals. If you experience resource conflicts or peripheral
malfunction, set this setting to
Yes
to force the BIOS to recreate the
ESCD on the next reboot. This is rarely necessary.
•
Integrated Peripherals
—Use this setting to bring up the
Integrated
Peripherals
submenu. (Refer to the
Integrated Peripherals Submenu
section.)
•
Quick Boot Mode
—When you enable this option, certain lengthy
BIOS tests that rarely fail are skipped to shorten controller boot time.
The default is
Enabled
.
•
Summary Screen
—This setting controls the display of the summary
screen shown after BIOS completes its initialization, but before
booting takes place. You can disable this screen in the interest of
shortening controller boot time. The default is
Disabled
.
•
PXE Network Boot
—This setting enables the option for booting from
a network PXE server on the subnet. The default is
Disabled
.
Integrated Peripherals Submenu
Use this submenu to apply nondefault configurations to the front panel
peripherals of an NI PXI-8105 controller. Normally, you do not need
to modify these settings, as the factory default settings provide the most
compatible and optimal configuration possible.
•
Serial Port A
—This setting enables or disables COM1. You also can
change this setting to
Enabled
and modify the base address and
Interrupt Request Level (IRQ) of a port. The default is
Auto
, which
places COM1 at 0x3F8 IRQ 4.
•
Parallel Port
—Use this setting to enable or disable LPT1. You also
can change this setting to
Enabled
and modify the base address,
IRQ level, and ISA Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel of the
port. The default is
Auto
, which places LPT1 at 0x378, IRQ 7, using
ISA DMA Channel 3 if necessary.
