Chapter 3
Configuration and Default Settings
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VXIpc 770/870B Series User Manual
The
Exit
setup menu includes the following settings:
•
Exit Saving Changes
—Any changes made to BIOS settings are stored
in the battery-backed System CMOS. The setup program then exits
and reboots the controller.
•
Exit Discarding Changes
—Any changes made to BIOS settings
during this session of the BIOS setup program are discarded. The setup
program then exits and boots the controller without rebooting first.
•
Load Setup Defaults
—This setting restores all BIOS settings to the
factory default. This is useful if the controller exhibits unpredictable
behavior due to an incorrect or inappropriate BIOS setting. Notice
that any nondefault settings such as boot order, passwords, and
keyboardless operation are restored to their factory defaults. This may
produce undesirable behavior, and in heavily customized cases, may
cause the controller to malfunction or fail to boot.
•
Discard Changes
—Any changes made to BIOS settings during this
session of the BIOS setup program are discarded. Unlike
Exit
Discarding Changes
, however, the BIOS setup continues to be active.
•
Save Changes
—Changes made to BIOS settings during this session
are committed to battery-backed System CMOS. The setup program
remains active, allowing further changes.
Software Configuration
Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX)
Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX) is the utility for
configuring most National Instruments hardware and software. You can
use this utility to configure your VXIpc 770/870B Series controller’s
various software and hardware features.
The following sections describe hardware configuration settings available
with NI-VXI 3.2.1. If you are using a later version of NI-VXI, you may find
some differences between your settings and those described in this section.
Default MAX Settings
The
General
tab for the VXIpc MAX hardware configuration contains two
options for quickly configuring your VXIpc controller. You can use the
Quick Configuration
table to select from a few commonly used
configurations. The default setting lists
Current Board Configuration
,
which means the current hardware configuration is set according to the last
user modifications made. Table 3-2 lists the configurations you can select.
