Chapter 4
Common Configuration Questions
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My NI PXI-8184/8185 does not have an internal floppy drive. Is there
a way to use an external drive?
Yes. The NI PXI-8184/8185 controllers support and can boot from
USB floppy drives. A USB floppy drive will not work with
Windows NT 4.0, but will work with Windows XP. Refer to the
section for more information.
A USB floppy drive is available from National Instruments, part number
778492-02.
The LPT port on the NI PXI-8184/8185 also can be configured through the
BIOS setup for floppy signals instead of LPT signals. Refer to Chapter 3,
, for the floppy drive pinout.
PXI Configuration
How do I use the SMB trigger on the front panel?
For details, refer to the
Why doesn’t the NI PXI-8184/8185 work with the PXI-8220?
A serialized IRQ conflict with the PXI-8220 and the NI PXI-8184/8185
prevents PC cards using ISA interrupts from working with the
NI PXI-8184/8185 controllers. The PXI-8221 is designed to work with
the NI PXI-8184/8185 and should be used instead.