
Set Up Your MXI-Express x4 System
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Target Board
—The MXI-Express x4 board of a cabled pair of boards
that is farther from the CPU.
•
Cabled Pair
—Two MXI-Express x4 boards that are connected with a
single cable.
Connecting a PC to an Expansion Chassis
Using a MXI-Express x4 Copper Cable
Refer to the
Terminology
section for more detail on the items in this list.
Equipment Needed
❑
Host PC
❑
Expansion chassis
❑
MXI-Express x4 copper cable
❑
A MXI-Express x4 host board and target board that is appropriate for
the host system slot and target chassis. Refer to Table 1 for more
information.
Note
For full PXI or PXI Express functionality, refer to the
Software Installation and
Configuration
section for more information.
Table 1.
MXI-Express x4 Connectivity Support from a Host PC Using a x4 Copper Cable
From Host
Targets
Slot Type
Product
PXI Express
Chassis
HDD RAID
NI PXIe-8370
NI HDD-8263
NI HDD-8264
NI HDD-8265
PCI Express x4
NI PCIe-8371
PCI Express x4
NI PCIe-8372
Note
: For installation instructions and other information about the NI HDD series of products, refer to
their respective user manuals.
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