BIOS Diagnostic Utilities
You can test the hard drive and memory of your controller with the included BIOS diagnostic
utilities.
Accessing BIOS Diagnostic Utilities
1.
Power on or reboot your controller.
2.
When the message
<F2> to run diagnostics
appears, press the <F2> key. The first
diagnostic utility loads after a short delay.
Hard Drive Diagnostic Utility
The hard drive diagnostic utility tests the hard drive first upon entry into the BIOS Diagnostic
Utilities. The utility initially performs a quick test, and a more comprehensive test afterwards.
You may abort and skip any test by pressing the <Esc> key at any time during that test. After
both tests have finished or been skipped, you see the testing results. If both tests have
succeeded or been skipped, the utility displays
Press any key to continue
. To
continue with testing, press any key on the keyboard.
Note
If either hard drive test fails, the controller cannot boot, and the utility
instructs you to turn off the controller and replace the hard drive.
Memory Diagnostic Utility
The memory diagnostic utility starts immediately after you press a key to exit the hard drive
diagnostic utility. You may abort and skip the memory test by pressing the <Esc> key at any
time during this test. After the memory utility has finished or been skipped, you see the testing
result. If the memory test was successful or skipped, the utility displays
Press any key to
continue
. To continue to boot the controller, press any key on the keyboard.
Note
If the memory test fails, the controller cannot boot, and the utility instructs
you to turn off the controller and replace the memory.
System CMOS
The NI PXIe-8840 Quad-Core contains memory backed up by a battery to store BIOS
configuration information.
Complete the following steps to clear the CMOS contents:
1.
Power off the chassis.
2.
Remove the controller from the chassis.
3.
Press the push-button switch, as shown in the following figure.
4.
Wait 10 seconds.
5.
Reinstall the controller in the chassis.
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