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INSTALLATION GUIDE

NI PXIe-8100 

This document contains information about installing your NI PXIe-8100 
controller in a PXI Express chassis. For complete configuration and 
troubleshooting information (including information about BIOS setup, 
adding RAM, and so on), see the 

NI PXIe-8100 User Manual

. The manual 

is in PDF format on the documentation CD included with your controller
and on the National Instruments Web site, 

ni.com/manuals

.

Installing the NI PXIe-8100

This section contains general installation instructions for the 
NI PXIe-8100. Consult your PXI Express chassis user manual for specific 
instructions and warnings.

1.

Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXIe-8100. The power 
cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while 
you install the module.

Caution

To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards, leave the chassis 

powered off until you finish installing the NI PXIe-8100 module.

2.

Remove any filler panels blocking access to the system controller slot 
(Slot 1) in the chassis.

3.

Touch the metal part of the case to discharge any static electricity that 
might be on your clothes or body.

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Page 2: ...or the NI PXIe 8100 Consult your PXI Express chassis user manual for specific instructions and warnings 1 Plug in your chassis before installing the NI PXIe 8100 The power cord grounds the chassis and protects it from electrical damage while you install the module Caution To protect both yourself and the chassis from electrical hazards leave the chassis powered off until you finish installing the ...

Page 3: ...s 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 PXIe 8100 should be even with the front panel of the...

Page 4: ...igure 2 shows an NI PXIe 8100 installed in the system controller slot of a National Instruments NI PXIe 1062Q chassis Figure 2 NI PXIe 8100 Controller Installed in a PXI Express Chassis How to Remove the Controller from the PXI Express Chassis The NI PXIe 8100 controller is designed for easy handling To remove the unit from the PXI Express chassis complete the following steps 1 Power off the chass...

Page 5: ...s on 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 sto...

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